Pozsony - Szőlőhegy

Monument to Tivadar Edl

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

Edl Tivadar (1805-1882) was a former defining personality of Bratislava. He played a leading role in the political, economic and cultural life of the city. The foundation of the First Bratislava Savings Bank, the Bratislava Voluntary Firefighters' Association, and the Bratislava ... Read More

Shrine of Our Lady of Snows

Building, structure

This shrine is located near the Calvary in Bratislava. In 1678-1679 and again in 1712-1713, there was a plague in Bratislava. After this, votive chapels were built. One on the Calvary, one on the Deep Path in honor of the Virgin Mary, where the statue of the Madonna was placed. A... Read More

Monument to Henrik Justi

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

"Justi Henrik was born in 1804 in Transylvania, where his father, Justi Károly, was a state engineer. He completed his secondary education in Cluj-Napoca and Sibiu. In 1815 he joined the military engineering directorate as a draftee. He then served in the 19th Hessen-Homburg Regi... Read More

World War I Memorial

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The heroic monument, built by Alajos Rigele in 1925, is a stone sarcophagus held on the shoulders by four lions. The architectural plans were made by Endre Szőnyi (Jászberény, 1885 - Bratislava, 1968) and Franz Wimmer (Bratislava, 1885 - Locham, 1953). Szőnyi and Wimmer had a joi... Read More

Hungary's first railway tunnel

Building, structure

The railway line between Bratislava and Marchegg and the tunnel on it were opened to traffic in 1848. One of the passengers on the first train to leave described his experiences: "Our train left the station at half past five and, like slow lightning, we passed through the tunnel ... Read More

World War I memorial

Country house, craft house

At the bottom of Zergehegy, near the entrance to the Koliba Film Studio, is the Mary Chapel, which was erected by the 13th Hungarian Guard Reserve Company in memory of World War I. The sculptor Alajos Rigele also served in this company, who created this memorial together with the... Read More

Monument to the Battle of Blumenau (Lamač) on Zerge Hill

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

"The Straw Hut is a memorable place where many of our soldiers fell in 1866 during the Austro-Prussian War. There are several gravestones here and a beautiful monument that the people of Bratislava erected in memory of those who fell here. This place witnesses a pious memorial se... Read More