Andrassy Avenue

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Andrássy Avenue is a 2,310-metre boulevard lined with buildings in uniform architecture and linking the City Centre with the City Park. Andrássy Avenue, including the Millennium Underground Railway, running beneath the surface, as well as Heroes’ Square, located at is end, was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002. It accommodates the crème de la crème of Eclectic-style buildings in Budapest, among them a wealth of residential houses with wonderful and intimate inner courts, statues and foundations as well as the Opera House, built on the plans of Miklós Ybl.

This historical avenue of the city was named after Count Andrássy Gyula, one-time prime minister of Hungary, and connects Elizabeth Square (Erzsébet tér) with Heroes' Square(Hősök tere).
Europe’s first underground railway (from 1896), marked with yellow line, still transports its passengers under the road. All along Andrássy Avenue visitors can get amazed of the stunning palaces from the 19th century, designed by the most distinguished Hungarian architects.
The avenue ends in the most famous square of Budapest, the Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere). The square is famous for the Millenium Monument with the statues of the leaders of the seven tribes that founded Hungary.
The City Park is a popular place with inhabitants to spend their free time at. A role of interesting sights can be visited in the park, such as: Vajdahunyad Castle, Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Municipal Zoological and Botanical Garden, Budapest Circus, Budapest Amusement Park, Aviation Museum of Budapest.