Námestie slobody
Námestie slobody (older spelling: námestie Slobody ; German Freedom Square or Freedom Square ) is a square in the north of the Bratislava district of Staré Mesto (Old Town). It is the largest square in Bratislava with a size of about 200 × 200 meters (5 hectares ).
In the Middle Ages there were vineyards on the site today. The square was probably built in the 17th century after the archbishop's summer palace was built on the west side of the square, which today serves as the government building. Later a grassy area with a row of trees was created here; hence the old German name Fürstenallee and the Slovak alienation Firšnál is derived. In the 19th century the square was used as a military training area; barracks were built nearby. During this time, the Slovak inventor Ján Bahýľ carried out a flight with his self-constructed helicopter.
Emergence
In the period after the Second World War , the square and its surroundings were rebuilt. 1946–1951 the Postpalais was built on the north side, which today houses the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic; on the south and east sides buildings of today's Slovak Technical University were built. In 1980 the whole square was turned into a park; in the center there is a fountain called Družba (Friendship). In the center of the fountain is a stainless steel linden blossom 9 meters in diameter, a Slavic symbol. A large statue of Klement Gottwald was also made at this time ; after this Czechoslovak President the square was called Gottwaldovo námestie from around 1950 to 1989 . After the Velvet Revolution in November 1989, the square was renamed to its current name and the statue was removed; In the vernacular of the Bratislava people, however, the term "Gotko" remains.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bratislavské noviny
- ↑ a b Slovakia.travel ( memento of the original from September 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 12, 2011
Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 7.6 ″ N , 17 ° 6 ′ 42.1 ″ E