Hungarian State Opera House

The Hungarian State Opera House is a historic opera house located in central , on . Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th-century Hungarian architecture.
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  • Email: info@opera.hu
  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: Neo-Renaissance opera house in Budapest
  • Also known as: “Hungarian Royal Opera House”
  • Address: Andrássy út 22, Budapest, 1061
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Stephen’s Basilica and Franz Liszt Academy of Music.

Church
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St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in , . It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. is situated 390 metres southwest of Hungarian State Opera House.

University
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The is a music university and a concert hall in , Hungary, founded on 14 November 1875. It is home to the Liszt Collection, which features several valuable books and manuscripts donated by Franz Liszt upon his death, and the AVISO studio, a collaboration between the governments of Hungary and Japan to provide sound recording equipment and training for students. is situated 470 metres east of Hungarian State Opera House.

Metro station
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Opera is a station of the yellow M1 line of the Budapest Metro. It is located under Andrássy Avenue in front of the Hungarian State Opera House. The station was opened on 2 May 1896 as part of the inaugural section of the Budapest Metro, between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belváros and Terézváros.

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or Downtown is the V. District of . It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.

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is the traditional name of the VI. district of . "Teréz" refers to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and Hungary.

Suburb
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is the part of , the capital city of , that lies on the eastern bank of the . was administratively unified with and in 1873.

Hungarian State Opera House

Latitude
47.50285° or 47° 30′ 10″ north
Longitude
19.05817° or 19° 3′ 29″ east
Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)
Inception
March 9th, 1884
Height
51 metres (166 feet)
Open location code
8FVXG335+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24000390
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7287894
Wiki­data ID
Q36833
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Hungarian State Opera House” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دار أوبرا الدولة المجرية”
  • Aragonese: “Opera Nacional d’Hongría”
  • Armenian: “Հունգարիայի օպերային թատրոն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Macar opera teatrı”
  • Bashkir: “Венгрия опера театры”
  • Basque: “Hungariako Opera Nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Венгерскі дзяржаўны оперны тэатр”
  • Belarusian: “Вугорская дзяржаўная опэра”
  • Belarusian: “Вугорскі дзяржаўны опэрны тэатар”
  • Catalan: “Magyar Állami Operaház”
  • Catalan: “Òpera de Budapest”
  • Catalan: “Òpera Estatal d’Hongria”
  • Catalan: “Òpera Estatal Hongaresa”
  • Catalan: “Teatre d’Òpera de Budapest”
  • Catalan: “Teatre Nacional Hongarès”
  • Chinese: “匈牙利国家歌剧院”
  • Chinese: “匈牙利國家歌劇院”
  • Croatian: “Mađarska državna opera Budimpešte”
  • Croatian: “Mađarska državna opera”
  • Czech: “Maďarská státní opera”
  • Danish: “Den ungarske Statsopera”
  • Dutch: “Hongaarse Opera”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دار اوبرا الدوله المجريه”
  • Esperanto: “Budapeŝta Ŝtata Operejo”
  • Estonian: “Ungari Riigiooper”
  • Finnish: “Magyar Állami Operaház”
  • Finnish: “Unkarin valtionooppera”
  • French: “opéra d’État hongrois”
  • French: “Opéra d’État hongrois”
  • French: “Opéra de Budapest”
  • French: “Opéra National de Budapest”
  • French: “Opéra national de Hongrie”
  • French: “Opéra national hongrois”
  • German: “Budapester Oper”
  • German: “Budapester Staatsoper”
  • German: “Operahaz”
  • German: “Operaház”
  • German: “Staatsoper Budapest”
  • German: “Ungarische Staatsoper”
  • Greek: “Κρατική Όπερα της Ουγγαρίας”
  • Hebrew: “בית האופרה בבודפשט”
  • Hebrew: “בית האופרה של בודפשט”
  • Hebrew: “בניין האופרה ההונגרית”
  • Hebrew: “האופרה של בודפשט”
  • Hungarian: “Magyar Állami Operaház”
  • Indonesian: “Gedung Opera Negara Hongaria”
  • Indonesian: “Gedung Opera Negara Hungaria”
  • Italian: “Magyar Állami Operaház”
  • Italian: “Opera di Budapest”
  • Italian: “Teatro dell’Opera di Budapest”
  • Italian: “Teatro dell’Opera di Stato ungherese”
  • Italian: “Teatro dell’Opera”
  • Japanese: “ハンガリー国立オペラ座”
  • Japanese: “ハンガリー国立歌劇場”
  • Japanese: “ブダペスト国立歌劇場”
  • Japanese: “ブダペスト歌劇場”
  • Korean: “국립 오페라 하우스”
  • Korean: “헝가리 국립 오페라 극장”
  • Korean: “헝가리 국립 오페라 하우스”
  • Latvian: “Ungārijas Valsts opera”
  • Luxembourgish: “Ongresch Staatsoper”
  • Luxembourgish: “Ungaresch Staatsoper”
  • Mongolian: “Унгарын Дуурийн театр”
  • Persian: “تالار اپرای ملی مجارستان”
  • Persian: “خانه ملی اپرای مجارستان”
  • Polish: “Węgierska Opera Państwowa”
  • Portuguese: “Ópera Estatal Húngara”
  • Russian: “Будапештская опера”
  • Russian: “Венгерская государственная опера”
  • Russian: “Венгерский государственный оперный театр”
  • Russian: “Венгерский оперный театр”
  • Serbian: “Mađarska državna opera”
  • Serbian: “Мађарска државна опера (Будимпешта)”
  • Serbian: “Мађарска државна опера Будимпешта”
  • Serbian: “Мађарска државна опера у Будимпешти”
  • Serbian: “Мађарска државна опера”
  • Slovenian: “Madžarska državna opera”
  • Spanish: “Opera de Budapest”
  • Spanish: “Ópera de Budapest”
  • Spanish: “Opera Nacional de Hungria”
  • Spanish: “Opera Nacional de Hungría”
  • Spanish: “Ópera Nacional de Hungria”
  • Spanish: “Ópera Nacional de Hungría”
  • Swedish: “Ungerska statsoperan”
  • Tatar: “Маҗарстан опера театры”
  • Turkish: “Macar Devlet Operası Konağı”
  • Turkish: “Macaristan Devlet Opera Binası”
  • Ukrainian: “Будапештська державна опера”
  • Ukrainian: “Угорський державний оперний театр”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà hát Opera Quốc gia Hungary”

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