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Statue of Sándor Petőfi in the Medicus Garden

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The statue of Petőfi, erected by Béla Radnai in 1911 with donations from the city's citizens, could stand in the central square of Bratislava for barely ten years at the time. After Trianon, it was demolished, "exiled" to storage, and only in the 1950s (since there is no reliable... Read More

Greetings from Nemesradnót

Postcard

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Tomb of King Louis and Queen Louis

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Lajos Králik (Pest, 11 Oct. 1849 – Bratislava, July 1913): lawyer, legal writer. After studying law in Pest and Vienna, he became a lawyer in Budapest in 1874. As a practical expert, he participated in the preparatory work of several laws (bankruptcy law, the parts of the draft c... Read More

The grave of Mrs. Zoltán Moravitz

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

According to the epitaph: the great lady of Hungarian child protection in Slovakia. Read More

Dr. Gerő Wolff's grave

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Gerő Wolff (1864 – 1942), doctor of law, secretary of the Bratislava Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 1898. From a national perspective, he fulfills a patriotic mission and is an enthusiastic advocate, both verbally and in writing, of the Magyarization of industry and trade... Read More

Palffy Palace

Building, structure

Several members of the Pálffy family had their own palace in Bratislava. The site of their palace on Úri Street has a very interesting historical past. Excavations conducted here between 1981-87 found, among other things, traces of a Celtic settlement (1st century BC), scattered ... Read More

St. Ladislaus Chapel in the Archbishop's (Primate's) Palace

Building, structure

From the entrance hall of the Archbishop's Palace (Primaciálne námestie 2.) at Batthyány Square (Primaciálne námestie 2.) you can enter an inner rectangular courtyard, the center of which is occupied by the St. George Fountain, the central figure of which is a Baroque sculpture g... Read More

The Archbishop's Palace (Primate's Palace)

Building, structure

One of the most significant monuments of classicizing late Baroque architecture in Hungary was built by Cardinal József Batthyány, Archbishop of Esztergom, Prince-Primate of Hungary, between 1778 and 1781, based on the designs of Melchior Hefele. The primate enlisted the most ren... Read More

The grave of Ivan Bela

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

According to the minutes of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Church District of Dunáninnen, Béla Iván, the deputy teacher of the Bratislava Lyceum, was appointed a regular teacher there on June 24, 1910. The minutes of the regular general assembly of the church district he... Read More

Statue of Alexander Petőfi

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Around 1899, the Bratislava Newspaper Writers' Association proposed the erection of a statue of Petőfi. Their idea was greatly supported by the city's residents. The task was entrusted to the star sculptor of the time, János Fadrusz, who at that time already had an equestrian sta... Read More