Farkasréti Cemetery or Farkasrét Cemetery ( Hungarian : Farkasréti temető , Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɒrkɒsreːti ˈtɛmɛtøː] ) is one of the most famous cemeteries in Budapest . It opened in 1894 and is noted for its extensive views of the city (several people wanted it more to be a resort area than a cemetery).
5-470: It comprises tombs of numerous Hungarian notables and it is the most preferred burial place among actors, actresses and other artists (opera singers, musicians, painters, sculptors, architects, writers, poets). The cemetery is also home to the tombs of several scientists, academicians and athletes. Graves are often decorated with noteworthy sculptures. It was provided with parks in the 1950s, when it took on its present appearance and extent. The mortuary hall and
10-577: Is traditional Hungarian art. His work began as a critique of communist ideology and the brutal uniformity of system building, but after the fall of the Communist regime in 1989, it became a comment on the nature of globalisation and corporate culture. In its attempts to refer to and build on Hungarian national archetypes, Makovecz was continuing the work and ideas of the architects of Hungarian Art Nouveau and National Romanticism. The first English language monograph on his work, Imre Makovecz: T.e Wings of
15-661: The Technical University of Budapest . He was founder and "eternal and executive president" of the Hungarian Academy of Arts . He was an award-winning architect, having won Ybl Prize, Kossuth Prize , Steindl Imre Prize and Prima Primissima Award among many others. Makovecz was one of the most prominent proponents of organic architecture . As such, his buildings attempt to work with the natural surroundings rather than triumph over them. Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf Steiner are both strong influences, as
20-701: The designer of the Rack railway in Budapest and the original Mária Valéria bridge in Esztergom . 47°29′02″N 19°00′17″E / 47.48389°N 19.00472°E / 47.48389; 19.00472 Imre Makovecz Imre Makovecz (November 20, 1935 – September 27, 2011) was a Hungarian architect active in Europe from the late 1950s onward. Makovecz was born and died in Budapest . He attended
25-664: The new chapel were built in the 1980s to the plans of Imre Makovecz . In the Communist era, funerals were restricted in Kerepesi Cemetery , so it became the main cemetery for those who couldn't get one. It is located in Buda (the Western part of Budapest), approximately 3 km away from the downtown . The oldest grave that is still located in its original place is that of the mechanical engineer Ferenc Cathry Szaléz ,
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