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Budapest's Jewish Cemetery

The Kozma utca Jewish cemetery, one of the largest in Europe, is well known for its unusual monuments and mausoleums. Unusual for a Jewish cemetery, these include sculpted human figures and elaborate mausoleums in a variety of styles, most notably several mausoleums in the art nouveau or Jugendstil style.

Kozma Street Cemetery was opened in 1891 by the Neolog Jewish community of Budapest. During its history it has been the burial place of more than 300,000 people. It still serves the Hungarian Jewish community, which is the third largest in Europe.

Almost right after we arrived at the cemetery, my new D800 went haywire (!). It suddenly took on a life of its own and would capture pictures in a wide range of EV settings, from -1.7 to +1.7, randomly, and never at what the camera was set at. It's going back to the retailer for a replacement. :-( Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take too many photos because of the camera (which I was still struggling with even after somehow getting it to stop its erratic EV behavior) and the late hour, but I hope to return to see more.
Mausoleum of Sándor Schmidl
Mausoleum of Sándor Schmidl
Mausoleum of Sándor Schmidl, detail
Mausoleum of Sándor Schmidl, detail
Mausoleum of Sándor Schmidl, interior
Mausoleum of Sándor Schmidl, interior
Mausoleum of Sándor Schmidl, interior
Mausoleum of Sándor Schmidl, interior
Mausoleum of Nathan Wellisch and family
Mausoleum of Nathan Wellisch and family
Mausoleum of Nathan Wellisch and family
Mausoleum of Nathan Wellisch and family
Here rests Friedmann Adolfné
Here rests Friedmann Adolfné
The tranquil path
The tranquil path
Overgrown
Overgrown
Gravestones and mausoleums
Gravestones and mausoleums
Serene resting place
Serene resting place
Two gravestones
Two gravestones
Forgotten
Forgotten
Monumental
Monumental
Ivy covered
Ivy covered
Eternal flowers
Eternal flowers
Fekete Sándor, 2012.05.04
Fekete Sándor, 2012.05.04
Baumhorn Lipót, architect
Baumhorn Lipót, architect
Autumn reflections
Autumn reflections
Flowers
Flowers
Recent
Recent
As far as the eye can see
As far as the eye can see
Long shadows
Long shadows
In memory
In memory
Art Nouveau mausoleum
Art Nouveau mausoleum
To Jews who died fighting in WWI
To Jews who died fighting in WWI
In remembrance
In remembrance
Monumental
Monumental