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Bratislava is situated in southwestern Slovakia, within the Bratislava Region. Its location on the borders with Austria and Hungary makes it the only national capital that borders two countries. It is only 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) from the border with Hungary and only 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) from the Austrian capital Vienna. [85]
The falling bridge was later replaced by a wooden one and the brick structure that is today's Michael's Bridge was built in 1727 and it is the oldest bridge in the city. This area also contains the last remaining stretch of the Bratislava Moat , half of which has been made accessible to the public since 2006, the other half remains closed for ...
Bratislava's Old Town is known for its many churches, the Bratislava Riverfront and cultural institutions, it is also the location of most of the foreign states embassies and important Slovak institutions including the National Council of the Slovak Republic; the Summer Archbishop's Palace, seat of the Government of Slovakia; and Grassalkovich ...
Bratislava Tank Man: August 1968 Josef Koudelka Bratislava, Slovakia [s 2] 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute: 16 October 1968 John Dominis: Mexico City, Mexico [s 2] [s 3] [s 4] [s 6] [s 7] Earthrise: 24 December 1968 William Anders: The Moon: Medium format The photograph depicts the Earth and Moon's surface from Apollo 8. [62] [s 2] [s 3] [s 4 ...
The people of the Boleráz culture (the oldest phase of the Baden culture) were the first known culture to have constructed settlements on the castle hill. This happened around 3500 BC (i.e., in the high Eneolithic Period). Their "castle" was a fortified settlement and a kind of acropolis for settlements in today's Old Town of Bratislava.
More than 5 million people visited Slovakia in 2017, [1] and the most attractive destinations are the capital of Bratislava and the High Tatras. [2] Most foreign visitors come from the Czech Republic (about 26 percent), Poland (15 percent) and Germany (11 percent). [3] The majority of all visitors are Slovak (60 percent or about three million).
Old Town Hall (Slovak: Stará radnica, Hungarian: Régi városháza) is a complex of buildings from the 14th century in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the oldest city hall in the country and it is one of the oldest stone buildings still standing in Bratislava, with the tower being built approximately in 1370. The ...
Main Square in Bratislava. Hlavné námestie (literally "Main Square") is one of the best known squares in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is located in the Old Town and it is often considered to be the center of the city. Some of the main landmarks found in the square are the Old Town Hall and Roland Fountain.