Pozsony

Poor Clares Church

Building, structure

The church is a Gothic, slender, oriental building with a polygonal sanctuary. It was built in the first half of the 14th century on the site of the former Cistercian church (it is disputed how much the former church was destroyed, or perhaps it was partially rebuilt). Its pentag... Read More

Place of birth of János Fadrusz

Building, structure

One of the most significant Hungarian monumental sculptors of his time, the last decades of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, János Fadrusz was born in Bratislava, in the Pálffy yard on the former Vártelek Street, on September 2, 1858. He lived most of his l... Read More

Statue of Georg Raphael Donner

Statue, monument, plaque

In the list of Bratislava statues, G. Schwianter is named as the creator and Hegedus, Kulcsár and Caissera as co-authors. ; On the left side of the stairs leading from the small square to the St. Martin's Cathedral stands the bust of the sculptor Georg Raphael Donner (1693-1741).... Read More

Statue of Saint Elizabeth of Árpád House

Statue, monument, memorial plaque

The veneration of Saint Elizabeth of the Árpád dynasty in Bratislava is evident in the churches dedicated to her, the university named after her, and the statues depicting her. Rigele Alajos' statue of Saint Elizabeth stands in the courtyard of the former Provost's Residence (cur... Read More

Tomb of János Draskovich

Country house, craft house

János Draskovits (Baron of Trakostyan), Ban of Croatia, leader of the cavalry, son of Gáspár Draskovits. He began his military career under the Croatian Ban Tamás Erdődy in the wars against the Turks, winning victories at Pozsega in 1589 and at Kaproncza in 1591 against Hassan Pa... Read More

Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Building, structure

"Behind the theatre is the beautiful two-storey palace of the Bratislava District Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Csáky Square. The chamber occupies 3/5 of the premises of this excellent public building, while 2/5 are private apartments. The chamber of commerce and industry, ... Read More

Rákóczi House

Building, structure

"The house on the corner of Ventur and Szilágyi Dezső Streets, owned by the Blasy heirs, was originally one of the most magnificent houses in Bratislava, which is hardly conceivable given its current state of neglect. It was the Rákóczyak family's residential house, which also ha... Read More

Csoma Palace

Building, structure

The Csoma Palace, or Csoma House, is located south of the narrower centre, slightly further away, in the southern row of houses on the Danube side of the elegant Promenade (later Kossuth Street), built in the modern era. The six-storey house, which is built in a closed row on the... Read More

Motesiczky Palace

Building, structure

The Motesiczky Palace was built on the site of a ditch in front of the medieval city wall that once surrounded the Bratislava city center, now demolished. One of the most famous accommodations of the medieval-early modern city, the Inn Addressed to the Wild One, stood on this sit... Read More

Epitaph of Borbála Widman

Cemeteries, tombstones, graves

Several tombstones and epitaphs can be seen along the walls of St. Martin's Cathedral. The oldest of them is the epitaph of Borbála Widman (Barbara Widman), who died on May 30, 1549. ; Gyula Pasteiner writes the following about her: ; (The epitaphs) "mostly consist of two fields,... Read More