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Andrássy Avenue (literally "Andrássy Road") is an iconic boulevard in Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
, Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet tér ("Elizabeth Square") with Városliget (the "City Park
City Park (Budapest)

V?rosliget is a public park in Budapest, Hungary close to the city centre. It is located in Zugl?. Its main entrance is Heroes' Square , one of Hungary's List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Hungary sites....
"). Flanked by Eclectic
Eclecticism

Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases....
 Neo-renaissance
Neo-Renaissance

"Neo-Renaissance" is an all-encompassing style designation that covers many aspects of 19th century Revivalism which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes....
 palaces and houses featuring fine facade
Facade

A facade or fa?ade is generally one side of the exterior of a building, especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. The Word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
s, staircases and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
 in 2002 (along with the Millennium Underground Railway, Hosök tere and Városliget). The avenue is also home to many upscale boutiques including Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Malletier , commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton, or sometimes shortened to LV, is a France luxury goods company. Founded in 1854, one of the main divisions of LVMH headquartered in Paris, France....
, Ermenegildo Zegna
Ermenegildo Zegna

Ermenegildo Zegna or Zegna is an Italy fashion house that claims to be the world leader in fine men's clothing. Founded in 1910, it is now managed by the fourth generation of the Zegna family and remains in family ownership....
, Vertu
Vertú

Vert? is a jazz fusion band consisting of bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White , keyboardist Rachel Z, violinist Karen Briggs and guitarist Richie Kotzen. The band released one eponymous album in 1999 in music....
, Burberry
Burberry

Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing and fashion accessory. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks....
, Gucci
Gucci

The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci, is an iconic Italy fashion design and leather goods label. It was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921....
, and Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli is an Italy fashion designer....
.

as decreed to be built in 1870, to discharge the parallel Király utca from heavy traffic and to connect the inner city parts (see Belváros
Belváros

Belv?ros means "inner city," "city centre" or "downtown" in Hungarian language. It is the name of the central part of most Hungarian cities. Here is a list of articles of city parts with this name:...
) with Városliget through Terézváros.






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Andrássy Avenue (literally "Andrássy Road") is an iconic boulevard in Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
, Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet tér ("Elizabeth Square") with Városliget (the "City Park
City Park (Budapest)

V?rosliget is a public park in Budapest, Hungary close to the city centre. It is located in Zugl?. Its main entrance is Heroes' Square , one of Hungary's List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Hungary sites....
"). Flanked by Eclectic
Eclecticism

Eclecticism is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases....
 Neo-renaissance
Neo-Renaissance

"Neo-Renaissance" is an all-encompassing style designation that covers many aspects of 19th century Revivalism which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes....
 palaces and houses featuring fine facade
Facade

A facade or fa?ade is generally one side of the exterior of a building, especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. The Word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
s, staircases and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
 in 2002 (along with the Millennium Underground Railway, Hosök tere and Városliget). The avenue is also home to many upscale boutiques including Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Malletier , commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton, or sometimes shortened to LV, is a France luxury goods company. Founded in 1854, one of the main divisions of LVMH headquartered in Paris, France....
, Ermenegildo Zegna
Ermenegildo Zegna

Ermenegildo Zegna or Zegna is an Italy fashion house that claims to be the world leader in fine men's clothing. Founded in 1910, it is now managed by the fourth generation of the Zegna family and remains in family ownership....
, Vertu
Vertú

Vert? is a jazz fusion band consisting of bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White , keyboardist Rachel Z, violinist Karen Briggs and guitarist Richie Kotzen. The band released one eponymous album in 1999 in music....
, Burberry
Burberry

Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing and fashion accessory. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks....
, Gucci
Gucci

The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci, is an iconic Italy fashion design and leather goods label. It was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921....
, and Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli is an Italy fashion designer....
.

History

It was decreed to be built in 1870, to discharge the parallel Király utca from heavy traffic and to connect the inner city parts (see Belváros
Belváros

Belv?ros means "inner city," "city centre" or "downtown" in Hungarian language. It is the name of the central part of most Hungarian cities. Here is a list of articles of city parts with this name:...
) with Városliget through Terézváros. Its construction began in 1872 and the avenue was inaugurated on August 20 (a national holiday), 1867. Its realization was a blend of the plans proposed by the top 3 competitors Lajos Lechner, Frigyes Feszl
Frigyes Feszl

Frigyes Feszl was an architect and a significant figure in the Hungarian romantic movement....
 and Klein & Fraser. Its palaces were built by the most distinguished architects (led by Miklós Ybl
Miklós Ybl

Mikl?s Ybl was one of Europe's leading architects in the mid to late nineteenth century as well as Hungary's most influential architect during his career....
) of the time, financed by Hungarian and other banking houses. These were mostly finished by 1884 and mostly aristocrats, bankers, landowners and historical families moved in. It was named in 1885 after the main supporter of the plan, Prime Minister Gyula Andrássy
Gyula Andrássy

Gyula, Count Andr?ssy de Cs?kszentkir?ly et Krasznahorka was a Hungarian people statesman.The son of Count K?roly Andr?ssy and Etelka Szap?ry, he was born in Ko?ice, the Kingdom of Hungary ....
.

The construction of the first underground in Continental Europe
Budapest Metro

The Budapest Metro is the rapid transit system in the Hungary capital Budapest. It is the second-oldest underground rapid transit system in the world, and its iconic Line 1 was declared a World Heritage Site in 1979....
 was proposed in 1870, since the capital had always been opposed to surface transport on this road. Construction began in 1894 and was finished in 1896, so this new metro line could facilitate the transport to Városliget, the main venue of the millennium
Millennium

A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years . The term may implicitly refer to calendar millenniums; periods tied numerically to a particular calendar, specifically ones that begin at the starting point of the calendar in question or in later years which are whole number multiples of a thousand years after it....
 celebrations of Hungary.

Main parts

Andrassy Avenue (budapest)
Andrássy út consists of four main parts, from inside to outside as follows:
  1. From Erzsébet tér to Oktogon
    Oktogon

    Oktogon is the Grand Boulevard 's junction with Andr?ssy Avenue in Budapest, Hungary. Oktogon is also Oktogon on the yellow M1 line of the Budapest Metro....
    : an urban-like part mostly for commercial purposes.
  2. From Oktogon to Kodály körönd: widened with an allée
    Allee

    Allee may refer to:* Alfred Allee , U.S. sherriff.* J. Frank Allee , U.S. merchant and politician.* Warder Clyde Allee , U.S. ecologist, discoverer of the Allee effect....
    , including residential areas and universities.
  3. From Kodály körönd to Bajza utca: it is even more widened, and residential palaces are fronted by small parks.
  4. From Bajza utca to Városliget: the same width; villa
    Villa

    A villa was originally an upper-class country house, though since its origins in Roman Republic times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably....
    s encompassed by gardens, including a couple of embassies.


Notable spots

  • Post Office Museum
  • Hungarian State Opera House
    Hungarian State Opera House

    The Hungarian State Opera House is a neo-Renaissance opera house located in central Pest , , in the 6th District at Andr?ssy ?t 22....
  • Drechsler House
  • The Pest Broadway: a junction with four exquisite theatres at its four corners
  • Franz Liszt
    Franz Liszt

    Franz Liszt was a Kingdom of Hungary composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher.Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 19th century....
     square: a square with the Academy of Music and a multitude of cafés
  • Jókai tér
  • Oktogon
    Oktogon

    Oktogon is the Grand Boulevard 's junction with Andr?ssy Avenue in Budapest, Hungary. Oktogon is also Oktogon on the yellow M1 line of the Budapest Metro....
    : junction with Grand Boulevard
    Grand Boulevard (Budapest)

    Nagyk?r?t or Grand Boulevard is one of the most central and busiest parts of Budapest, a major thoroughfare built by 1896, Hungary's Millennium....
  • House of Terror
    House of Terror

    House of Terror is a museum located at Andr?ssy Avenue 60 in Budapest, Hungary. It contains exhibits related to the fascism and communism dictatorial regimes in 20th century Hungary and is also a memorial to the victims of these regimes, including those detained, interrogated, tortured or killed in the building....
     (Terror Háza): commemorating the two main oppressing regimes in Hungary, Fascism and Communism, and their victims (, ÁVH)
  • Franz Liszt Memorial House and the old Academy of Music
  • Zoltán Kodály
    Zoltán Kodály

    Zolt?n Kod?ly ; December 16, 1882 – March 6, 1967) was a Hungary composer, ethnomusicologist, education, linguistics, and philosophy....
     Memorial House
  • Puppet Theatre
  • Old Palace of Art
  • College of Fine Arts
  • Ferenc Hopp East-Asian Art Museum
  • Heroes' Square
    Heroes' Square (Budapest)

    Hos?k tere is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary. It lies at the end of Andr?ssy Avenue , next to City Park .It is surrounded by two important buildings, Museum of Fine Arts on the left and Palace of Art on the right....
     (Hosök tere): the entrance of Városliget (City Park), with the Millennium Monument, the Palace of Art (Budapest)
    Palace of Art (Budapest)

    The Hall of Art or Palace of Art is an art museum in Budapest, located in Heroes' Square , facing the Museum of Fine Arts .It was built in 1895, by the plans of Albert Schickedanz and F?l?p Herzog, in Eclecticism in art-Neoclassicism style....
    , the Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)
    Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)

    The Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Heroes' Square , Budapest, Hungary, facing the Palace of Art .It was built by the plans of Albert Schickedanz and F?l?p Herzog in an Eclecticism in art-Neoclassicism style, between 1900 and 1906....


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