Street of the People's Republic (formerly Andrássy ut), Budapest Népköztársasgág utja

Miklós Ybl drew up the plans for the prestigious Hungarian State Opera (Allami Operaház), which was built between 1875 and 1884 in Neo-Renaissance style. It was renovated a few years ago at considerable expense.The interior boasts a magnificent foyer with a double marble staircase. The auditorium possesses unusually good acoustics. The ceiling frescos by Károly Lotz and the wall-paintings by Mór Than are masterpieces of their kind. The statues of Franz Liszt and Ferenc Erkel, the first Director of the Opera, are by Alajos Stróbl.Nagymezo utca crosses Andrássy út near the State Opera, and for a long time has been known as the "Pest Broadway". Its reputation is due not only to the various night-clubs, such as the Moulin Rouge, but also to the number of theaters in this street, such as the Municipal Operetta Theatre and the Thália Theatre.

The Academy of Music established by Franz Liszt is housed in a building designed by Flóris Korb and Kálmán Giergl between 1904 and 1907.The Grand Hall on the ground floor occupies two levels and has room for an audience of 1,200; it boasts exceptionally good acoustics. Most concerts are now held in the Small Hall on the first floor.Other buildings of note along Andrássy út include the former Musical Academy (No. 67; architect A. Lang, 1879; at one time the residence of Franz Liszt), the State Puppet Theatre (Allami Bábszínház, No. 69; architect A. Lang, 1877) and finally the Academy of Fine Art (Kepzomiuészeti Foiskola, No. 71; architect L. Rauscher, 1875).

The museum occupies the quite small but pretty house of its founder, the East Asian expert Ferenc Hopp (1833-1919). The collection comprises mainly lacquer-work, paintings, carpets, porcelain, jewelry and book illustrations. Hopp also left to the museum a rich collection of Indian objets d'art from various eras. A few selected sculptures adorn the museum garden. The Chinese and Japanese collection is now displayed in the China Museum.

The Museum of the Hungarian Post Office (Posta Múzeum; No. 3) is housed in an unusual palace which was designed in 1886 by G. Czigler for the entrepreneur Saxlehner. The carefully renovated stairwell is embellished by some fine ceiling-paintings by K. Lotz. As well as interesting documents concerning the development of the Hungarian post-office system the postal history collection contains some original technical apparatus, including the telephone used by the Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I and a transmitter of 1919.

Nagymezo utca crosses Andrássy út near the State Opera and for a long time has been known as the Pest Broadway. Its reputation is due not only to the various night-life establishments, among them the "Moulin Rouge" (No. 15), but also to the many theatres in this street. The most important of these are the Municipal Operetta Theatre (Fovárosi Operettszinház; No. 17), the Thália Theatre (Thália-szinház; No. 22), the political cabaret Mikroszkóp (No. 24) and the Literary Theatre Miklós Radnóti (No. 11).

Kodály körönd, a beautifully laid-out circular open space, is named after the great Hungarian composer Kodály. This square is bounded by statues of Hungarian freedom fighters.The former residence of Zoltán Kodály at No. 89 is now a museum and open to the public. Opposite stands a neat Neo-Renaissance palace designed by G. Pertschacher.