Chapter 82 The Grand Ring Road and the Hungarian State Opera
Hungary is a landlocked country in Europe, located in the alluvial plain of the Danube, surrounded by mountains and rivers, the Alps in the west, the Carpathian Mountains in the northeast, the famous Danube River, flowing into Hungary from the south of Slovakia, just cut Hungary into two parts, east and west.
Hungary is a very livable country with poor resources, beautiful mountains and rivers, magnificent architecture, and a Mediterranean-like climate and the warm Atlantic Ocean currents throughout the year.
"Miss Fang, our couple will take you to other scenic spots, we have been to the famous Vac Street in Hungary, I will take you around the Great Ring Road, go to Lake Balaton, Matlau Mountain, Hevez Lake to see, and then go to several representative cities in Hungary to take a look and feel the local folk customs. ”
"Well, I'd love to see the Great Ring Road, which is very famous in Hungary. ”
Joseph said: "The Great Ring Road is the main arterial road in the most central and busiest area of Budapest, the capital of Hungary, first built in 1896 on the occasion of the Hungarian millennium celebrations, it forms a semicircle, connecting two bridges over the Danube, the Margaret Bridge at the north end and the Pedolfi Bridge at the south end, which not only plays a huge role in the traffic operation of Budapest, but also connects many famous attractions in the city, becoming a well-known avenue for tourists, and usually, the area within and along the Great Ring Road is counted as the city center of Budapest." ”
"When you come to Hungary, you must visit Vac Street and the Great Ring Road, there are still a lot of tourists who come here, and this is a very landmark place in Hungary. ”
Joseph and his wife took Fang Yun to take a taxi to the Great Ring Road, the taxi driver was also very polite, Fang Yun smiled, the weather was also very sunny, Fang Yun wore sunglasses and parasols, the weather in Hungary was not cold at all, the breeze was blowing on the face, and the sun was shining on the body, which was very pleasant.
Joseph told Fang Yun that the Great Ring Road is 35 to 40 meters wide and about 4.5 kilometers long, with a tram track in the middle, and it passes through several major squares, such as the West Railway Station Square, the Octagonal Square and the Princess Braha Square, which are the main coordinate reference system for local residents.
The four main roads that intersect it, such as Watts, Andrássy and Lakoc, are also the lifeblood of Budapest's traffic, and the five-star Royal Hotel on the Grand Ring Road, from north to south there is the Comedy Theater, the West Railway Station, the New York café, and the Art Nouveau Museum of Applied Arts.
Modern landmarks include the Skála Metró shopping mall and the West End city center, but there are also large and small shops on both sides of the Great Ring Road, most of which are turn-of-the-century residential buildings, which are rich in history and culture, attracting many tourists from all over the world, and even more from Europe, where tourists can easily buy famous products from all over the world.
The art museum is located in the ninth district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary, near the southern end of the Great Ring Road, one of the most famous museums in Budapest, the art museum was designed and built between 1893 and 1896, the overall use of Art Nouveau style, with Hungarian folk ceramics and Indian patterns, the image is distinct, worth savoring.
Joseph said: "Budapest, Danube Bay, National Gallery, Chain Bridge, Margaret Bridge, Pedolfi Bridge, Tokaj Wine Domain, St. André, Gueret Thermal Baths, we have already been there, Miss Fang, I will take you to see the Hungarian State Opera, Zerik National Scenic Reserve, Budapest Zoo, Széchenyi Thermal Baths." ”
"Good!"
"Hungary is a famous place for lovers in this romantic country, and it is also one of the few opera houses in the world that is among the top in terms of aesthetics and sound quality, and it is a must-visit when visiting Hungary. ”
Accompanied by Liszt's Hungarian rhapsody and the blue Danube, the romantic atmosphere of art and vitality seems to have always haunted this country, and the capital Budapest has always been known as the "Little Paris of Eastern Europe" and the "Pearl of the Danube".
Coming here, witnessing with your own eyes, only to know the charm of Hungary, Fang Yun knows that there are still many Chinese are not very familiar with the country of Hungary, just use this opportunity to shoot a lot of beautiful scenery of Hungary, after the program is produced, it can be broadcast in China, so that Chinese audiences can increase their understanding of the countries along the "Belt and Road".
Joseph said: "Visitors who know the history of Hungary may know how difficult Hungary is to be a country, wars, migrations, and foreign rule have almost filled the country's long history, although it has the glory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but with the turbulence of the times, the baptism of war in World War I and World War II makes it difficult for Hungary to regain its former glory." ”
"The Hungarian National Opera House, just witnessed this period from weak to strong, from the rise and fall of the history, it is still very emotional, after many wars of the baptism, we now see this opera house is already the third opera house, the Hungarians have an indomitable spirit, Xu to the past romantic nostalgia, the Hungarians hope to rebuild the Hungarian National Opera, soon the third opera house was built, restoring the new Renaissance style of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ”
After listening to Joseph's introduction, Fang Yun understood the history of the State Opera House, which had been rebuilt after the devastation, and Joseph and his wife took Fang Yun to the Hungarian State Opera.
The Hungarian State Opera is located in the heart of the bustling Andrássy Street, a 2.5-kilometer-long street known as the "Champs-Élysées" in Hungary, and the opera house shines like a pearl embedded in a necklace, and on both sides of the gate, there are two statues of the Hungarian musician Ferenc Ekel and Liszt created by the sculptor Olojoš Stroble, the famous Hungarian composer and composer of the famous "Nineteen Hungarian Rhapsodies".
On the eaves of the second floor, there are many white sculptures of human figures, who are 16 well-known composers in history as guardians of the opera house, looking out from afar to watch the traffic on Andrássy Street and every music fan who enters this hall.
For Liszt, Fang Yun has heard that this musician is very talented, and the rhapsodies he makes are very passionate and representative, and when Chinese students take music lessons, the teacher also tells the musician's life deeds in class.
"The opera house is richly decorated and considered one of the masterpieces of the master architects, with a neo-Renaissance style as a whole, with Baroque elements, decorated with paintings and sculptures by the top Hungarian artists of the time, and the auditorium has a horseshoe-shaped structure with a total of 1,261 seats," Joseph said. ”
"Let's go, Miss Fang, I'll take you in and have a look!"
Fang Yun followed Joseph and his wife in, the design is very exquisite, it looks very European, the paintings and statues of the top Hungarian artists are really eye-catching, and the art treasures that have been precipitated over the years are indeed artistic treasures.
Although it is not the largest in terms of size and capacity, it is considered to be one of the few opera houses in the world in terms of aesthetics and sound quality, and the sound of the theater is second only to the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the Paris Opera, ranking third in Europe.
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