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The Hungarian State Opera House ( architecture. It is located in Pest , a part of Budapest , in the VI. District ( Terézváros ) at Andrássy út 20.

Built by Miklós Ybl from 1875 to 1884, it is a richly-decorated building and is considered one of his masterpieces. It is a Neo-renaissaince building, with elements of Baroque, beautifully ornamented with paintings and sculptures by Bertalan Székely , Mór Than and Károly Lotz . It is counted amongst the most beautiful opera houses in the world. During the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire it was known as the Budapest Royal Opera House. In front of the building are statues of Ferenc Erkel , the composer of the Hungarian National Anthem , and Franz Liszt , both pieces by Alajos Stróbl .

The Austria n composer Gustav Mahler was director in Budapest from 1888 to 1891 .

The second house of the Hungarian state opera is the Erkel Theatre .


NOTES

  • Opera is also the name of the Underground station located near the building.