Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MUSEUM
MIKSA RÓTH MEMORIAL HOUSE
utca 26; adult/child 750/375Ft; 2-6pm Tue-Sun; M2/4 Keleti pályaudvar)
This fabulous museum exhibits the work of the eponymous Art Nouveau stained-glass
maker (1865-1944) on two floors of the house and workshop where he lived and worked
from 1911 until his death. The master's stunning mosaics are less well known. Róth's dark-
brown living quarters stand in sharp contrast to the lively, Technicolor creations that
emerged from his workshop.
SYNAGOGUE
ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE
10am-5.30pm Sun-Thu, to 12.30pm Fri; M2 Astoria, 47, 49)
Once one of a half dozen synagogues and prayer houses in the Jewish Quarter, the Orthodox
Synagogue was built in 1913 to a very modern - at the time - design. It has late Art
Nouveau touches and is decorated in bright colours throughout. The stained-glass windows
in the ceiling were designed by Miksa Róth, although what you see today are reconstruc-
tions as the originals were bombed during WWII.
NOTABLE BUILDING
NEW THEATRE
The New Theatre is a Secessionist gem - embellished with monkey faces, globes and geo-
metric designs - which opened as the Parisiana music hall in 1909. It's worth having a peek
inside too.
Andrássy út & Terézváros (East)
STREET
ANDRÁSSY ÚT
Andrássy út starts a short distance northeast of Deák Ferenc tér and stretches for 2.5km,
ending at Heroes' Sq (Hősök tere) and the sprawling City Park (Városliget). On Unesco's
World Heritage list, it is a tree-lined parade of knock-out architecture and is best enjoyed as
a long stroll from the
Opera House
out to the park.
On the way, don't miss the
New Theatre
,
Művész Kávéház
,
the
House of Terror
and the
beautiful Kodály körönd, a square (or more accurately a circus) just over halfway along.
