Oktogon (intersection)

Oktogon is one of Pest's major intersections, located at the junction of the Grand Boulevard (Nagykörút) and Andrássy Avenue (Andrássy út) in Budapest, Hungary.

[1] Oktogon is also a station on the yellow M1 (Millennium Underground) line of the Budapest Metro, which runs underneath Andrássy Avenue to Heroes' Square (Hősök tere).

[1] 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.

Oktogon and its famous cafés play a central role in Vilmos Kondor's 2012 novel Budapest Noir.