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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 ...
The Ice Hockey World Championships in 1959 and 1992 were played in Bratislava, and the 2011 World Championship were held in Bratislava and Košice, for which a new arena was built. [182] The city also played host to the World Championship in 2019. The Čunovo Water Sports Centre is a whitewater slalom and rafting area, close to the Gabčíkovo dam.
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 ...
Bratislava Castle (Slovak: Bratislavský hrad, IPA: [ˈbracislawskiː ˈɦrat] ⓘ; German: Pressburger Burg; Hungarian: Pozsonyi vár) is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians , directly above the Danube river ...
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.
The Bratislava City Gallery (Slovak: Galéria mesta Bratislava, abbr. GMB) is a gallery located in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Old Town. It is the second largest Slovak gallery of its kind. [ 1 ] The gallery is housed at the Mirbach Palace ( Mirbachov palác ) and Pálffy Palace ( Pálffyho palác ).
Tourism in Slovakia offers natural landscapes, mountains, caves, medieval castles and towns, folk architecture, spas and ski resorts.. 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]
The Roland Fountain (sometimes referred to as Maximilian Fountain; Slovak: Rolandova fontána or Maximiliánova fontána) is a Roland statue and the most famous fountain in Bratislava, Slovakia, as well as one of the city's important landmarks. It is located in the Old Town, in the Main Square.