Oktogon - 1900 (1)

	Oktogon - 1900 (1) Oktogon may refer to: * Oktogon (intersection), a major street junction in Budapest, Hungary, octagonal in shape ** Oktogon (Budapest Metro), a metro station near the aforementioned intersection * Oktogon (Zagreb), a passageway in central Zagreb, Croatia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Oktogon (intersection) Oktogon is one of Pest's major intersections, located at the junction of the Grand Boulevard () and Andrássy Avenue () in Budapest, Hungary. This junction, one of the city's most important, is named for its octagonal shape. Oktogon is also a station on the yellow M1 (Millennium Underground) line of the Budapest Metro, which runs underneath Andrássy Avenue to Heroes' Square (). History Prior to the construction of Andrássy Avenue in 1871, there was a large hole at the site, which was then filled in. The next two years saw the construction of the four large eclectic buildings surrounding the intersection, built according to plans of architect Antal Szkalnitzky. The intersection was again under significant construction in 1894–1896 as part of the Millennium Underground construction project built from the surface using the cut-and-cover method. Oktogon has had numerous names: from 1936 to 1945, it was renamed Mussolini Square, then between 1945 and 1990 it was known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oktogon (Budapest Metro) Oktogon is a station of the yellow M1 (Millennium Underground) line of the Budapest Metro under Oktogon. The station is located at the junction of Budapest's Grand Boulevard (''Nagykörút'') and Andrássy Avenue (''Andrássy út''). It was opened on 2 May 1896 as part of the inaugural section of the Budapest Metro, between Vörösmarty tér and Széchenyi fürdő. This section, known as the Millennium Underground Railway, was the first metro system in continental Europe. In 2002, it was included into the World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ... "Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue". File:Vasút oktogon 1896-17 Klösz György.JPG, Construction of the Millennium Underground at Oktogon (1896) Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]