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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Hungarian State Opera House alsoKnownAs Hungarian State Opera House
this entity surface form: Magyar Állami Operaház
this entity surface form: Opera House on Andrássy Avenue
Budapest contains Hungarian State Opera House
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