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Bratislava

The various influences on Bratislava's development are immediately apparent: The brooding hrad (castle), once a fortress protecting the Hungarian Empire's frontier, dwarfs modern high-rises and neo-Gothic Dóm sv. Martina (St. Martin's Cathedral), which is topped with a Hungarian crown. The Staré mesto (Old Town) is charming, with remnants of the city walls, built in the 13th­18th centuries, surrounding stately palaces. Not that Bratislava hasn't had architectural growing pains: Petr_alka, the huge housing project across the Danube River, was inspired by communist-era concrete aesthetics, and towering above town is Most SNP tower, a dubious tribute to modernity. Consider your visit a manic exercise in disjointedness.


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