Hungarian State Opera

Cross towards the start of Andrássy út and follow it to the Opera; stop on the broad pavement facing the façade.

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Getting there

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Leave Szabadság tér via Hold utca for Bank utca and Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út. Cross towards the start of Andrássy út and follow it to the Opera; stop on the broad pavement facing the façade.

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History

Miklós Ybl’s neo-Renaissance Opera opened in 1884 on Andrássy Avenue. Sculptures and loggias make the façade a stage before visitors enter the auditorium. Music and architecture helped proclaim the growing capital’s status.

Sources

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