(Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Elin)

Under the resolution, HUF 1.4 bln has been allocated to be spent on the renovation works this year, with the remaining HUF 21.8 bln to be spent in 2017-2018. The investment will involve the renovation of the buildingʼs facade and the restoration of interior ornamentation, as well as an upgrade of stage equipment and improvements to audience comfort, MTI reported. 

The resolution says the building, which was designed by architect Miklós Ybl and inaugurated in 1884, is scheduled to reopen in 2018.