Budapest - Street of the People's Republic (formerly Andrássy ut)

(Local Name: Népköztársasgág utja) The Budapest boulevard Andrássy út, which is 2.5km/1.5mi long, was laid out after 1872 and leads in a north-easterly direction from Erzsébet tér to Hosök tere, the dominant feature of which is the Millenary Monument. Splendid palaces, important cultural buildings such as the State Opera and fine old villas line this imposing thoroughfare with its spacious squares, the Oktogon and Kodály körönd. Running under Andrássy út since 1896 is one of Europe's oldest underground railway lines, lovingly called "the little one" by the local inhabitants. The first coaches used can be seen in the Underground Railway Museum.