Why visit / Interesting facts:
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Imposing boulevard
Time required: 30 minutes
Public transport:
- Metro Line 1: Opera station
Address: Andrássy út, Budapest
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Photo: swarve
Things you need to know:
- Andrássy Avenue is an iconic boulevard in Budapest that connects the city center and the city park (Városliget)
- It is lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions; it is also features a number of fine cafés, restaurants and luxury boutiques
- Andrássy Avenue was built in 1872 to divert the heavy traffic of parallel Király street and connect the city center with the city park
- The palaces that line the boulvard were part of the plan. They were built by the leading contemporary artchitects
- The palaces were completed by 1884; aristorcrates, bankers and historical families moved in
- The avenue takes its name after a former prime minister, Gyula Andrássy, who was one of the main supporters of the project
- The anveue was renamed 3 times highlighting the rapid political changes of the time: first it was renamed Stalin Avenue (1950-56); in the1956 revolution it was named Avenue of Hungarian Youth; after 1956 it became People's Republic Avenue. The original name was restored in 1990
What to do there:
- Take a walk on this long, wide boulevard with fine cafés, restaurants, theatres, and luxury boutiques
Tips & Insights:
- Take a coffee or a meal in one of the cafés, restaurants on Liszt Ferenc Square
