Primate's Palace
The Primatialpalais (Slovak: Primaciálny palác ) on Primatialplatz in the Slovak capital Bratislava was built from 1778 to 1781 as the residence of Cardinal József Batthyány , the Primate of Hungary, according to the plans of the architect Melchior Hefele . The official seat of the bishop had been at this point since at least 1370. In the Turkish wars around 1543, the Archbishop of Gran ( Esztergom ) had to flee here.
The statues on the attic represent the virtues, a 150 kilogram cardinal hat stands on top of the tympanum . The angels at the front hold the letters C and I. They illustrate the cardinal's motto: justice (lat .: iustitia ) and goodness ( clementia ).
On December 26, 1805 , Johann I Josef von Liechtenstein, Ignácz Gyulay and Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand signed the fourth Bratislava Peace Treaty in the hall of mirrors of the neo-classical Primatialpalais , whereby Austria lost Tyrol and Dalmatia , among others .
Today the city's picture gallery is housed in the palace. Six tapestries created by Franz Cleyn from 1630 with depictions of Hero and Leander from Greek mythology deserve attention . In 1903 the archbishop sold the palace to the city. During the renovation work, the previously unknown tapestries were discovered.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 38.3 " N , 17 ° 6 ′ 31.2" E