Hungarian State Opera House

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The Hungarian State Opera House is a grand neo-Renaissance opera venue in Budapest renowned for its rich acoustics, ornate architecture, and central role in Hungary’s cultural life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera house ⓘ
theatre building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
surface form: Magyar Állami Operaház
architect Miklós Ybl ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neo-Baroque ⓘ
Neo-Renaissance ⓘ
city Budapest ⓘ
commissionedBy Franz Joseph I of Austria ⓘ
completionDate 1884 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1875 ⓘ
country Hungary ⓘ
dedicatedTo opera and classical music ⓘ
hasFeature allegorical statues ⓘ
ceiling fresco by Károly Lotz ⓘ
crystal chandeliers ⓘ
frescoed ceilings ⓘ
horseshoe-shaped auditorium ⓘ
marble columns ⓘ
ornate façade ⓘ
ornate main staircase ⓘ
paintings by leading 19th-century Hungarian artists ⓘ
rich acoustics ⓘ
royal box ⓘ
statues of Ferenc Erkel and Franz Liszt at the entrance ⓘ
three-tiered balconies ⓘ
hasFunction cultural landmark of Hungary ⓘ
hasRenovation comprehensive renovation completed in the early 2020s ⓘ
major renovation completed in the 1980s ⓘ
hosts Hungarian National Ballet ⓘ
Hungarian National Ballet ⓘ
surface form: Hungarian State Opera company
inaugurationDate 1884-09-27 ⓘ
languageOfName Hungarian ⓘ
locatedIn Andrássy Avenue ⓘ
Budapest ⓘ
VI District of Budapest ⓘ
near Oktogon ⓘ
surface form: Oktogon square
notableFor central role in Hungarian cultural life ⓘ
excellent acoustics ⓘ
ornate neo-Renaissance interior ⓘ
operatedBy Hungarian State Opera House self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hungarian State Opera
ownedBy Hungarian state ⓘ
partOf Andrássy Avenue ⓘ
surface form: Andrássy Avenue UNESCO World Heritage Site
primaryUse ballet performances ⓘ
opera performances ⓘ
publicTransit Budapest Metro ⓘ
surface form: Budapest Metro line M1 (Opera station)
region Central Hungary ⓘ
seatingCapacity about 1200 ⓘ

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Budapest → contains → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
Banks of the Danube, Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue → contains → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
this entity surface form: Opera House on Andrássy Avenue
Andrássy Avenue → hasPart → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
Hungarian State Opera House → operatedBy → Hungarian State Opera House self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera House → alsoKnownAs → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magyar Állami Operaház
Otto Klemperer → employer → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
this entity surface form: Budapest Opera
Pest, Hungary → contains → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
subject surface form: Pest
Budapest VI. kerület → contains → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
M1 → passesNear → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
Opera station → nearbyPlace → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
Opera station → servesLandmark → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
Hungarian National Ballet → serves → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hungarian National Opera
Hungarian National Ballet → performsAt → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
District VI → contains → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
VI District of Budapest → contains → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ
Miklós Ybl → notableWork → Hungarian State Opera House ⓘ