Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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BRATISLAVA 303

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The Museum of Wine
Production, part of the
City Museum, displays
wooden grape presses
that are over 200
years old.

The Jesuit Church
was built between 1636
and 1638 by Protestants.
Its greatest trea sure is its
pulpit by L’udovit Gode.

Old Town Hall
Remodelled and rebuilt many times since the
13th century, the Old Town Hall is now home
to the impressive City Museum, which houses
exhibits related to the history of Slovakia 1

. Franciscan Church
Bratislava’s oldest religious building,
the Franciscan Church was erected in the
13th century. Remodelled several times,
it acquired its Baroque form in
the 18th century 3
. Primate’s
Palace
One of the city’s
finest Neo-Classical
structures, this
palace was built
between 1778 and
1781 by archi tect
Melchior Hefele for
Archbishop Josef
Batthyány, the head
of the Hungarian
church 2


Museum of Music
The birthplace of Johann
Nepomuk Hummel, a
celebrated composer and
pianist, this Renaissance
house has displays about his
life and works, as well as
the his tory of music
in Bratislava.

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