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Budapest, Second Day

Tour of the Hungarian State Opera House


Entrance

Boxes around the auditorium.

Back of the auditorium

View through the royal box to the private parlor behind it.

Empress' Box (entrance)

Parquet floor

Empress Sisi's box, interior

The proscenium

Royal Staircase

Red carpet on the Emperor's staircase

Royal Parlor

Fireplace in the royal parlor.

Grand staircase, with our tour members

Opera arias

O Mio Babbino Caro

Wine, Women and Song

Millenium Square

The millenium in question is the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Hungary, in 896 CE. This place is also known as Heroes Square.


Millenium Square

Seven kings of the seven original Hungarian tribes

Alice dwarfed by two of the ancient kings

Seven kings from Hungarian history

Seven cultural leaders from Hungarian history

Allegorical figure of industry and farm production

Allegorical figure of Mars, the god of war

Allegorical figure of Peace

Allegorical figure of Civilization

Entrance to Parliament building.

Entrance to Parliament building.
 

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