Café Mayer
The Café Mayer , also coffee Mayer is an old traditional coffee house in Bratislava in Slovakia . It is located on the corner of Hlavné námestie Square and Sedlárska ulica (German Sattlerstrasse ). It was founded by the kuk court confectioner Julius Mayer in 1873 .
history
It is one of the most famous coffee houses for both locals and tourists. Similar to the Viennese coffee houses , the café still has old furnishings that go back to the time it was founded. In addition to the coffee house, there is also a pastry shop where Slovak and Viennese pastries are made. The Greek embassy is in the same building. The coffee house did not exist during the communist era. It was only reopened in 1993.
Trivia
Before the First World War , the café was frequently visited by Archduchess Isabella von Croÿ-Dülmen and her numerous daughters. Isabella was an Archduchess of Austria and the wife of Archduke Friedrich, who resided in the Grassalkovich Palace in Pressburg at the end of the 19th century . When Isabella stopped here, the establishment was unceremoniously closed to the public by the owners.
After the Velvet Revolution, attempts were made to restore the café to its original state and it was reopened in 1993. A large painting of Empress Elisabeth was hung in one of the rooms and was intended to commemorate the Habsburg Empire . In showcases that were set up on the walls, memorabilia are exhibited to remind of the history of the house.
A regular customer was as in Bratislava City Original famous Beautiful NaCl . Thirty years after his death, a statue was erected in his memory.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Discovering Bratislava: Forays through the Slovak capital , p. 63, accessed on April 24, 2009.
- ↑ The beautiful Naci loved his city ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 24, 2009.
- ↑ The beautiful Náci - a typical figure of old Bratislava ( Memento of the original from November 7th 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated September 4, 2007, accessed April 24, 2009.
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 8 '35 .4 " N , 17 ° 6' 30.4" E