Andrassy Avenue

Hungarian State Opera House

The Hungarian State Opera House was built between 1875 and 1884 and was funded by the Budapest government and Emporer Franz Joseph of the Austria-Hungary. It's famous for its good acoustics.

I wasn't able to get a great shot of the whole building because we were too close, but here's one from Wikipedia:

And here are my own close ups :)

The statues lining the roof are of famous Hungarians.

Close up of one of the statues lining the roof.

Beautiful entryway.

This may be my favorite picture of the building. 

Continuing our walk...

I'm not sure what these buildings are, but they are representative of the buildings beside the Opera House.

Weird statue #1

A book store!

 Mór Jókai (1825-1904) was a famous Hungarian writer. Below is a statue commemorating him.

We aren't sure who this statue is.

Walking towards the Chain Bridge...

Walking along the Danube on the Pest side, you can see Buda castle across the water.

Here's the bridge we were walking towards.

Zoomed in on Buda Castle.

Looking behind us at another bridge.

 József Eötvös (1813-1871) was a Hungarian writer and politician (statue below).

Not sure what this statue is for and we weren't able to get very close...

From the Chain Bridge

The first permanent bridge connecting Buda and Pest, opened in 1849.

Me and Statues :)