{"id":51502,"date":"2020-12-15T11:46:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T18:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=51502"},"modified":"2020-12-15T11:46:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T18:46:15","slug":"the-best-of-bratislavas-old-town-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2020\/12\/15\/the-best-of-bratislavas-old-town-district\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best of Bratislava’s Old Town District"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The historic old town district in Bratislava, Slovakia is a fascinating area with wonderful medieval architecture. It is a very popular area for tourists as well as different artists selling their crafts or playing music. Like many other medieval cities where the city center was originally surrounded by walls, most of the walls have been removed to allow the city to grow, but some of the original walls remain as well as one of the original gates. St Martin’s Cathedral is also a dominant feature of the old town with its bell tower making it the tallest building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St. Martin’s Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Walking the Cobblestone Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Michael’s Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Building with Part of the Original Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colorful Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The wealthy citizens of the area all built their homes within the walls of Bratislava, each trying to show their prestige, which makes walking the streets of old town architecturally interesting. Michael’s Gate, or St. Michael’s Tower, is the only remaining entrance to the fortified city of the four original gates that previously existed. It is certainly one of the most recognizable features of Bratislava with its clock tower and it was the gate that future Hungarian kings would enter through while on their way to be coronated in St. Martin’s Cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking Up at St. Michael’s Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Walking the Path of Kings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Schone Naci Statue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inside of St. Martin’s Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ornate Artwork Inside of the Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Like all cities in the region, the history of Bratislava is one of occupation from a variety of different conquering armies. Much of its history was under the rule of Hungary and for several centuries it served as the location where the kings of Hungary were crowned. There are crown emblems in the cobblestone streets that denote the path that the king would follow from his coronation to the celebration of the citizens. During this period, from 1563 to 1830, the kings were coronated in St. Martin’s Cathedral making this church an important location for both Slovak citizens as well as Hungarian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Historical Piece in St. Martin’s Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Figurines on the Pews<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interesting Features Inside of the Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Walking Towards Michael’s Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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City Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the different buildings in Bratislava’s old town, there are also several statues and monuments that are worth seeing as well. Some of the most well known are the Watcher, which is a worker coming out of a sewer to look up women’s skirts, and the Schone Naci Statue, which is a statue of a former citizen who was extremely friendly and had a childlike demeanor. Crowds gather around these statues to take photos of themselves with them, which isn’t particularly our style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Watcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Family Pews with Figurines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More Artwork in the Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another Church in Bratislava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Old Building in Old Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We spent about three hours wandering around the streets of Bratislava’s old town and thoroughly enjoyed our time there. The buildings are quite colorful and architecturally interesting making every street unique. Although there were quite a lot of people on the streets, we found our time in Bratislava to be quite relaxing and even bought a piece of art from an artist near the main square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bell Tower of a Church Above the Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clock Tower in the Town Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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People Walking in One of the Squares<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Monument in Bratislava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Roof Inside of St. Martin’s Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The historic old town district in Bratislava, Slovakia is a fascinating area with wonderful medieval architecture. It is a very popular area for tourists as well as different artists selling their crafts or playing music. Like many other medieval cities where the city center was originally surrounded by walls, most of the walls have been … <\/p>\n

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