Located on Hlavné námestie (Main Square) in the pedestrian zone, this was built in 1908 and was originally the Magyar Bank. It now houses the Roland Café on the street level and the Vienna Insurance Group above.
A popular tourist destination, the Blue Church (Modrý kostolík) was designed in 1910 by the Hungarian architect Ödön Lechner. The official name is St. Elizabeth’s Cathedral, built in honor of the 700th anniversary of the birth of a saint from Bratislava. This is located on Bezručova, just east of the pedestrian zone.
The interior is just as blue as the exterior.
The site is impeccably well-maintained, without a speck of graffiti.
Almost as interesting is the secondary school across Gajova street, also designed by Lechner at about the same time. Still in use as a school, the front entrance facing Grosslingova has been spiffed up with a lighter shade of blue.
The sides and back are still in need of restoration and provide a stark contrast with the Blue Church in the left background. I hear grumbling continually that the Communists let the city fall into decay, and this is a clear reminder of the work that still needs to be done.
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