Andrássy Avenue is a boulevard in Budapest, Hungary, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget. Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine facades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002. It is also one of Budapest’s main shopping streets, with fine cafes, restaurants, theatres, embassies and luxury boutiques. Among the most noticeable buildings are the State Opera House, the former Ballet School (under reconstruction for several years), the Zoltán Kodály Memorial Museum and Archives, the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, and the Ferenc Hopp Museum of East Asian Arts.
Notable Spots
- Hungarian State Opera House
- Drechsler House
- The “Pest Broadway”: a junction of Nagymező utca with four exquisite theatres at its four corners
- Franz Liszt square: a square with the Academy of Music and a multitude of cafés
- Oktogon: junction with Grand Boulevard
- Kodály körönd
- House of Terror (Terror Háza): commemorating the two main oppressing regimes in Hungary, Fascism and Communism, and their victims (website, ÁVH)
- Franz Liszt Memorial House and the old Academy of Music
- Zoltán Kodály Memorial House
- College of Fine Arts
- Ferenc Hopp East-Asian Art Museum
- Heroes’ Square: the entrance of the City Park, with the Millennium Monument, the Palace of Art (Budapest), the Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)
- Recently opened world-famous luxury fashion shops like Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Armani, Gucci and more