Salvator Pharmacy

The Salvator Pharmacy in Bratislava was founded by Prince Primate György Lippay, Archbishop of Esztergom, in the 17th century. It was operated by the Jesuits of Bratislava. Later, it moved several times in the city, operating in many places, under different owners. ; The pharmacy's current, five-story building near the cathedral was built in 1894, according to the plans of Rudolf Adler, in the neo-Renaissance style. In the center of the facade, which is covered with plaster decorations, on the ground floor stands a full-length, approx. life-size statue of Jesus Christ, which is the work of Alajos Rigele, a well-known sculptor born in Bratislava. A total of 10 apartments were created on 4 floors above the ground-floor pharmacy. The interesting thing about the facade is the inscription in three languages - Hungarian, German and Slovak - which is practically without precedent in Bratislava today, which is a small reflection of the trilingual city before the tragedies of 1918 and 1945. The pharmacy had a famous, completely intact Baroque pharmacy furniture from 1727. During the privatization of the building, this went to a collector - under adventurous circumstances - and is therefore not kept in Bratislava today. ; The pharmacy was nationalized in 1950, but was allowed to continue operating until its closure in 1996. After that, many and hardly transparent transactions suspected of real estate speculation took place and are still taking place around the magnificent building of the pharmacy in a very frequented place. As a result of this, the ground floor of the house is empty and in ruins.