Námestie Slobody

Námestie slobody (older spelling: námestie Sloboda; German Freedom Square and Liberty Square ) is a square in the north of the Bratislava district of Stare Mesto ( Old Town). It is the largest square in Bratislava with a size of about 200 x 200 meters (5 ha).

In the Middle Ages it was on the present site vineyards. The place was probably built in the 17th century after the construction of the Archbishop's summer palace on the west side of the square, which is now used as a government building. Later it was a grass area with a row of trees; Therefore, the old German name Fürstenallee and Slovak alienation Firšnál is derived. In the 19th century the square was used as a military training area; near originated barracks. During this time, the Slovak inventor Ján Bahýľ led by a flight with his selbskonstruierten helicopter.

Formation

The square and its surroundings in the period after the Second World War was huge remodeled. 1946-1951 the Post palace was built on the north side, which now houses the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic; on the south and east sides of buildings today's Slovak Technical University were built. The whole place in 1980 was converted to a park; in the center is a fountain called Druzhba ( Friendship ). In the middle of the fountain is a linden stainless steel with a diameter of 9 meters, a Slavic symbol. During this time, a large statue of Klement Gottwald was born; after that Czechoslovak president was the place from about 1950 to 1989 Gottwaldovo námestie. After the Velvet Revolution in November 1989, the square was renamed to its present name and removed the statue; in the vernacular of the Bratislava but remains the term " Gotko ".