Andrássy Avenue ( Hungarian : Andrássy út , pronounced [ˈɒndraːʃi ˈuːt] ) 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.
15-460: It was decreed to be built in 1870, to discharge the parallel Király utca from heavy traffic and to connect the inner city parts with the City Park . Its construction began in 1872 and the avenue was inaugurated on August 20 (a national holiday), 1876. Its realization was a blend of the plans proposed by the top 3 competitors Lajos Lechner, Frigyes Feszl and Klein & Fraser. Its palaces were built by
30-563: A new structure along Andrássy út close to City Park and near the existing Budapest Museum of Fine Arts and Budapest Art Hall (Műcsarnok). This building would house the collections of the current Hungarian National Gallery . This expanded plan, which would utilize the entire boulevard, is referred to as the Budapest Museum Quarter or Andrássy Quarter. However, since that announcement the plans changed several times and have now been reduced to three new museum buildings in and around
45-533: 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
60-456: Is at Heroes' Square ( Hősök tere ), one of Hungary's World Heritage sites . Updated Map 2022 The area was formerly called Ökör-dűlő , meaning "Oxmeadow". The first mention of the name comes from 1241 in the archaic form, Ukurföld. In the 18th century, the area was called Ochsenried in German. Around 1800 the official name was changed to Batthyány-erdő (Batthyány Forest) after its tenants,
75-540: The Batthyány family. The first trees and planned walkways were established in 1751 and after the public park was created in the first decades of the 19th century the present-day name, Városliget (and its German version, Stadtwäldchen , lit.: "little city forest") was accepted and it became one of the first public parks in the world. The City Park was the main venue of the 1896 millennium celebrations of Hungary, by which time Andrássy Avenue , Millennium Underground and
90-507: The Grand Boulevard had been built. Városliget (Budapest City Park) museum additions and renewal Liget Project The park hosted motorsport events in the 1950s. City Park includes the following sights: 47°30′50″N 19°05′05″E / 47.51389°N 19.08472°E / 47.51389; 19.08472 Andr%C3%A1ssy Avenue Andrássy Avenue ( Hungarian : Andrássy út , pronounced [ˈɒndraːʃi ˈuːt] )
105-473: The Soviet occupation. During the 1956 uprising it was renamed to Magyar Ifjúság útja ("Avenue of Hungarian Youth"). The following year the governing communists changed the name to Népköztársaság út (" People's Republic Street"). The former name of Andrássy was restored in 1990, after the end of the communist era. In September 2011, Secretary of State for Culture Géza Szőcs officially announced plans to build
120-667: 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. It was decreed to be built in 1870, to discharge the parallel Király utca from heavy traffic and to connect the inner city parts with the City Park . Its construction began in 1872 and
135-456: The avenue was inaugurated on August 20 (a national holiday), 1876. Its realization was a blend of the plans proposed by the top 3 competitors Lajos Lechner, Frigyes Feszl and Klein & Fraser. Its palaces were built by the most distinguished architects (led by Miklós Ybl ) 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
150-604: The city park. Andrássy út consists of four main parts, from inside to outside as follows: City Park (Budapest) The City Park ( Hungarian : Városliget , pronounced [ˈvaːroʃliɡɛt] ; German : Stadtwäldchen ) is a public park close to the centre of Budapest , Hungary . It is a 0.9-by-0.6-mile (1,400 by 970 m) rectangle, with an area of 302 acres (1.2 km ), located in District XIV of Budapest , between Hungária körút , Ajtósi Dürer sor , Vágány utca and Dózsa György út . Its main entrance
165-450: The main venue of the millennium celebrations of Hungary. The boulevard was renamed three times in the 1950s; a testament to the rapid political changes of the period. It became Sztálin út ("Stalin Street") in 1950 during the Soviet occupation. During the 1956 uprising it was renamed to Magyar Ifjúság útja ("Avenue of Hungarian Youth"). The following year the governing communists changed
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#1733085948973180-535: The most distinguished architects (led by Miklós Ybl ) 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 . The construction of the Budapest Metro , the first underground railway in Continental Europe,
195-424: The name to Népköztársaság út (" People's Republic Street"). The former name of Andrássy was restored in 1990, after the end of the communist era. In September 2011, Secretary of State for Culture Géza Szőcs officially announced plans to build a new structure along Andrássy út close to City Park and near the existing Budapest Museum of Fine Arts and Budapest Art Hall (Műcsarnok). This building would house
210-406: Was named in 1885 after the main supporter of the plan, Prime Minister Gyula Andrássy . The construction of the Budapest Metro , the first underground railway in Continental Europe, 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,
225-449: 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 celebrations of Hungary. The boulevard was renamed three times in the 1950s; a testament to the rapid political changes of the period. It became Sztálin út ("Stalin Street") in 1950 during
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