Trip to Bratislava: Main Square

Bratislava's lovely square at the heart of the old town

One of Bratislava's landmarks: The Old Town Hall.

The Main Square (or Hlavné námestie) is a lovely little square at the very central part of Bratislava's historic center. The square is full of historic buildings like the Old Town Hall (Stará radnica). The gothic tower with the yellow facade dates in the 13. century, but the whole Town Hall consists of several buildings, which were completed at different times (15th, 18th and 20th century (source)). There are also few embassies located nearby, such as the Greek, Japanese and French embassy. The famous Roland Palace in Jugendstil (or Palác Uhorskej eskontnej a zmenárenskej banky) from 1911 is located here as well and stands out as one of the taller and more notable buildings (source). The famous Roland Fountain from 1572 (or Maximiliánova fontána) can also be found on the main square and it's a very popular meeting point for locals nowadays and in the past (source). The square was that day full of tourists and they also have many street vendors selling souvenirs and greeting cards here. We bought some.

The souvenir shops at the main square (overpriced like in any city).

The Old Town Hall's main tower.

Old houses at the Main Square.

The building at the center (yellow facade) is the Roland Palace.

The Roland Fountain (or Maximilian Fountain) in front of the Roland Palace on the left.

Statue of Maximilian II above the fountain.

Bratislava is also full of interesting street statues such as the Napoleon's soldier.

Ps: That girl looks cute, doesn't she? ^_^

After walking around the Main Square and taking tons of pics, we left for the Hviezdoslav Square, where we had a very "interesting" encounter with a Slovakian waiter. Stay tuned.

Michael's Gate <- BEFORE ✰ NEXT -> Hviezdoslav Square

Related: [Slovakia is not Slovenia][My Travels][Photos by MKL, 2010]