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Memorial of the Bulgarian Partisans by F. David, 1949 Vajansk�ho n�bre�ie Bratislava, September 2017

Church of St. Elizabeth (Kostol sv�tej Al�bety) Bezrucova Bratislava, September 2017 �The Church of St. Elizabeth (Slovak: Kostol sv�tej Al�bety , Hungarian: Szent Erzs�bet templom ), commonly known as Blue Church ( Modr� kostol�k, K�k templom ), is a Hungarian Secessionist (Jugendstil, Art Nouveau) Catholic church located in the eastern part of the Old Town in Bratislava, present day Slovakia. It is consecrated to Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II, who grew up in the Pressburg Castle ( pozsonyi v�r ). It is referred to as �The Little Blue Church� because of the colour of its fa�ade, mosaics, majolicas and blue-glazed roof. It was initially part of the neighboring gymn�zium (high school) and served as the school chapel.� ( Blue Church , Wikipedia)

Most SNP (Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising) Bratislava, September 2017 �Most SNP ( Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising ), commonly referred to as Most Slovensk�ho n�rodn�ho povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nov� most ( New Bridge ) from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the worlds longest cable-stayed bridge to have one pylon and one cable-stayed plane. It is an asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge with a main span length of 303 m (994 ft). Its steel construction is suspended from steel cables, connected on the Petr�alka side to two pillars. The total length of the bridge is 430.8 m (1,413 ft), its width 21 m (69 ft), and it weighs 537 t (592 short tons). A special attraction is the flying saucer-shaped structure housing a restaurant, which since 2005 has been called UFO (previously, Bystrica ), on the bridges 84.6 m (278 ft) pylon. The restaurant is reached using an elevator located in the east pillar, and offers a...

Most SNP (Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising) Bratislava, September 2017 �Most SNP ( Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising ), commonly referred to as Most Slovensk�ho n�rodn�ho povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nov� most ( New Bridge ) from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the world's longest cable-stayed bridge to have one pylon and one cable-stayed plane. It is an asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge with a main span length of 303 m (994 ft). Its steel construction is suspended from steel cables, connected on the Petr�alka side to two pillars. The total length of the bridge is 430.8 m (1,413 ft), its width 21 m (69 ft), and it weighs 537 t (592 short tons). A special attraction is the flying saucer-shaped structure housing a restaurant, which since 2005 has been called UFO (previously, Bystrica ), on the bridge's 84.6 m (278 ft) pylon. The restaurant is reached using an elevator located in the east pillar, an...

�Cumil� (The Watcher) by Viktor Hul�k, 1997 Ryb�rska Gate / Pansk� / Laurinsk� Bratislava, September 2017 �The literal translation of the word Cumil is �the watcher�. There are two possible explanations for its name. The first rumour says that he is a typical communist era worker who is not bothered about the work he�s supposed to be doing. According to the second rumour, hes looking under the women�s skirts. Choose the one you like more... This most photographed statue of our city attracts tourists at the junction of Laurinsk� and Pansk� Streets. Since 1997, when it was first embedded in the ground, it has become one of the symbols of our Old Town. There is a story around this man sticking out of a manhole. The story says that a wish will come true for you if you touch the head of the man � if you keep it secret forever.� ( Bratislava Statues , Welcome to Bratislava)

�Cumil� (The Watcher) by Viktor Hul�k, 1997 Ryb�rska Gate / Pansk� / Laurinsk� Bratislava, September 2017 �The literal translation of the word Cumil is �the watcher�. There are two possible explanations for its name. The first rumour says that he is a typical communist era worker who is not bothered about the work he�s supposed to be doing. According to the second rumour, he's looking under the women�s skirts. Choose the one you like more... This most photographed statue of our city attracts tourists at the junction of Laurinsk� and Pansk� Streets. Since 1997, when it was first embedded in the ground, it has become one of the symbols of our Old Town. There is a story around this man sticking out of a manhole. The story says that a wish will come true for you if you touch the head of the man � if you keep it secret forever.� ( Bratislava Statues , Welcome to Bratislava)

Slovak Radio Building, 1983 M�tna ulica Bratislava, September 2017 �It is shaped like an inverted pyramid. Architects of this project were �tefan Svetko, �tefan Durkovic and Barnab� Kissling and it was completed in 1983. The project began in 1967. The building is 80 metres high and has a concert hall with a large concert organ. The first test broadcast was made in 1984 and regular broadcasting began on 27 March 1985. The building was included in a list of the 30 ugliest buildings in the world, but has been defended by Slovak architects.� ( Slovak Radio Building , Wikipedia)