The New Theatre is a Secessionist gem – embellished with monkey faces above the entrance, globes and geometric designs – which opened as the Parisiana music hall in 1909. Note its name picked out in lapis lazuli at the top.


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1. Andrássy út

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Andrássy út starts a short distance northeast of Deák Ferenc tér and stretches for 2.5km, ending at Heroes’ Sq (Hősök tere) and the sprawling City Park …

2. Hungarian State Opera House

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The neo-Renaissance Hungarian State Opera House was designed by Miklós Ybl in 1884 and is among the most beautiful buildings in Budapest. Its facade is…

4. House of Hungarian Photographers

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An extraordinary venue in the city’s theatre district, the House of Hungarian Photographers has top-class photo exhibitions. Located in Mai Manó Ház,…

5. Orthodox Synagogue

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Once one of a half-dozen synagogues and prayer houses in the Jewish Quarter, the Orthodox Synagogue was built in 1913 in what was at the time a very…

6. Rumbach Sebestyén utca Synagogue

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The Moorish Rumbach Sebestyén utca Synagogue was built in 1872 by Austrian Secessionist architect Otto Wagner for the Status Quo Ante (moderate…

7. Basilica of St Stephen Dome

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The top of Basilica of St Stephen dome offers some of the best views in Budapest. It can be reached via a lift and 42 steps (or 302 steps if you want to…

8. Holy Right Chapel

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This chapel in the Basilica of St Stephen contains the Holy Right (also known as the Holy Dexter), the mummified right hand of King St Stephen and an…