Budapest: Touring Pest

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Mucsarnok Museum

This Neo-Classical Palace of Art was built in 1895 and is Hungary's largest exposition space.
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Budapest Opera House

This Neo-Renaissance building, completed in 1884, was deigned by Hungarian architect Miklos Ybl.
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Budapest Opera House

the foyer - with marble columns, guilded vaulted ceiling, murals and chandeliers
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Budapest Opera House

The bronze chandelier (weighing 3 tons) in the main hall illuminates a mural of the Greek gods on Olympus.
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Budapest Opera House

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Budapest Opera House

interior detail - three tiers of boxes
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