Andrassy Avenue is Budapest’s 2.5-kilometer grand boulevard connecting the city center to Heroes’ Square, completed in 1896 for Hungary’s millennium celebrations. Neo-Renaissance palaces, the Hungarian State Opera House, and luxury shops line both sides. The M1 metro (the yellow line, continental Europe’s first electrified underground, also built 1896) runs directly below. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk the full length for a 30-40 minute transit; return on M1. The House of Terror museum at no. 60, in the building used by both the Arrow Cross and the communist ÁVH for interrogations, is one of Central Europe’s most significant dark history sites. Combine with Heroes’ Square at the far end and the City Park beyond.
street in Budapest
Andrassy Avenue
Also known as Andrássy út
Continental Europe's oldest metro line, built in 1896, runs directly under Andrassy Avenue from the city center to Heroes' Square. Above it, the boulevard was laid out simultaneously as Budapest's answer to the Champs-Elysees: Neo-Renaissance palaces and mansions, the Hungarian State Opera House, luxury shops, and 2.5 kilometers of plane trees.
- Type
- street
- Destination
- Budapest
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1896
- Era
- Neo-Renaissance
- Address
- Andrássy út, Budapest, 1051 Budapest
- Coordinates
- 47.4974, 19.0416
- Official website
- Visit website