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The Slovak Radio Building belongs to one of Bratislava's architectural landmarks. It was constructed at a time when socialist realism was the official architectural style in Czechoslovakia. Nonetheless, the architects were afforded considerable leeway to experiment with the design of the building.
Until 1943, Bratislava consisted more or less of the boroughs Staré Mesto, Nové Mesto and a part of Ružinov. That year, the village of Karlova Ves was annexed to Bratislava. [ 2 ] In 1946, the formerly independent villages of Devín, Dúbravka, Lamač, Petržalka, Prievoz (part of Ružinov), Rača and Vajnory were annexed to Bratislava ...
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 region is located in the south-western part of Slovakia and has an area of 2,053 km 2 and a population of 622,706 (2009). The region is split by the Little Carpathians which start in Bratislava and continue north-eastwards; these mountains separate two lowlands, the Záhorie lowland in the west and the fertile Danubian Lowland in the east, which grows mainly wheat and maize.
On March 17, 1848, Hungarian national leader Lajos Kossuth proclaimed from Hotel Zöldfa to the assembling mass because Ferdinand V signed March laws at the Primate's Palace last day. [3] The first Hungarian fencing school's practicing hall was there. [4] Lajos Kossuth, Franz Joseph, Albert Einstein, and Alfred Nobel stayed at this hotel. This ...
The Bratislava City Museum (Slovak: Múzeum mesta Bratislavy, abbr. MMB) is a museum in Bratislava, Slovakia, established in 1868. Its headquarters are located in the Old Town, near the Main Square at the Old Town Hall. The museum is owned by one of the 11 allowance organizations of the City of Bratislava. [1]
Bratislava lies on the foothills of the Little Carpathians mountains and the city straddles both banks of the Danube River. The city has a total area of 367.58 km 2 (141.92 sq mi), making it the second largest city in Slovakia by area (after the township of Vysoké Tatry ).