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The Hungarian State Opera House (formerly the Budapest Royal Opera) was built in 1884 by Miklós Ybl. Budapest (pronounced ) is the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...


Its neo-renaissaince building, with elements of Baroque, beautifully ornamented with paintings and sculptures by Bertalan Székely, Mór Than and Károly Lotz, is counted amongst the most beautiful opera houses in the world. Mór Than was a Hungarian painter (1828–1899). ...


The Austrian composer Gustav Mahler was director in Budapest from 1888 to 1891. Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (July 7, 1860–May 18, 1911) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


External links

  • Budapest Tourism Office on Hungarian State Opera House
  • The interior of the Opera House
  • History of the Opera (in English)
  • Hungarian State Opera
  • Website (only in Hungarian)
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