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Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, Hungary 1

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The jewel of Budapest. Born from the florid imagination of Miklós Ybl, the Hungarian State Opera House isn’t as grand as its sister house in Vienna, but it’s widely regarded to be more beautiful. It also happens to have the 3rd best acoustics in Europe (after La Scala and the

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Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, Hungary 2

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Etiquette forbade Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elisabeth from walking up the main staircase. What’s more, they weren’t allowed to look anywhere but straight ahead as they entered. What’s an architect to do? Install a humongous mirror at the top of private stairs, of course.

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