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In Bratislava there are currently six bridges standing over the Danube (ordered by the flow of the river): Most Lafranconi (Lafranconi Bridge), Most SNP (Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising, previously called Nový most or New bridge) with the famous UFO Tower, Starý most (The Old Bridge), Most Apollo (Apollo Bridge), Prístavný most (The ...
Bratislava Castle (Slovak: Bratislavský hrad, IPA: [ˈbracislawskiː ˈɦrat] ⓘ; German: Pressburger Burg; Hungarian: Pozsonyi vár) is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians , directly above the Danube river ...
The Museum of the City History situated in the Old Town Hall documents Bratislava's history from the mediaeval period to the 20th century. The Museum of Arms is located on Michael's (Michalská) Street at Michael's Gate. The museum focuses on Bratislava's history and developments in firearms, gunsmithing, metalworking, and town fortifications ...
The hilly area ends in the south at the Danube with the Chatam Sofer Memorial and the Bratislava Castle hill, and in the west at the D2 Motorway. This part of Bratislava is more quiet than the other parts of the city's Old Town and, apart from the castle, it is seldom visited by tourists. The eastern section is the historical and administrative ...
The Roland Fountain (sometimes referred to as Maximilian Fountain; Slovak: Rolandova fontána or Maximiliánova fontána) is a Roland statue and the most famous fountain in Bratislava, Slovakia, as well as one of the city's important landmarks. It is located in the Old Town, in the Main Square.
The Bratislava City Gallery (Slovak: Galéria mesta Bratislava, abbr. GMB) is a gallery located in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Old Town. It is the second largest Slovak gallery of its kind. [ 1 ] The gallery is housed at the Mirbach Palace ( Mirbachov palác ) and Pálffy Palace ( Pálffyho palác ).
During the coronation of 19 Hungarian kings (1563–1830) in Bratislava (Pressburg, Pozsony), the ruler would enter with his coronation entourage by way of the Vydrica Gate, get crowned at St. Martin's Cathedral and one of the stops following the coronation during the procession through the town was the stop at St. Michael's Gate, where the new ...
Name Image Location Notes Banská Bystrica Citadel Banská Bystrica: Betliar Mansion Betliar: Bojnice Castle: Bojnice: Bratislava Castle: Bratislava: Budatín Castle