Törley Mausoleum, Mausoleum in Budafok, Budapest, Hungary
The Törley Mausoleum is a two-storey Art Nouveau and Neo-Byzantine funerary chapel at Sarló utca 6 in Budafok, Budapest District XXII. It has an upper chapel and a lower crypt, built in 1909 to designs by Rezső Vilmos Ray, with stone carving and sculpture by József Damkó. Glass mosaic windows in the sanctuary and dome are probably from Miksa Róth's workshop.
József Törley died suddenly in 1907, and his widow Irén Sacelláry had this burial chapel built in 1909 on the highest point of the Törley castle garden in Budafok. Architect Rezső Vilmos Ray designed it, Italian master builders erected it, and sculptor József Damkó made the stone carvings. The glass mosaic windows in the sanctuary and dome are attributed to Miksa Róth's workshop.
The building reflects artistic styles that were fashionable in early 1900s Hungary, mixing Byzantine and Art Nouveau forms. The stone carvings and glass mosaics inside show how craftspeople of that time combined different visual traditions.
The building is located at Sarló Street 6 in Budapest District XXII and is currently not open to visitors due to deterioration inside. You can view the exterior structure and facade details from outside the grounds.
József Törley's remains do not lie in the mausoleum his widow had built: a 2009 report notes that his ashes rest in an unmarked grave. The chapel was erected in 1909 on the highest point of the Törley castle garden in Budafok, and its interior is now so neglected that it cannot be entered.
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