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In Slovakia, too, we can boast of many beautiful architectural designs for cultural buildings. As in Europe, in Slovakia in the Middle Ages, the construction of mainly sacral buildings such as churches, monasteries and temples prevailed. In the Middle Ages, many castles and manors were built as the seat of ruling families living in Slovakia, and the first medieval towns were also built. Many architectural monuments from Slovakia have been preserved from this period, but theatres, opera houses, galleries and museums began to be built much later. Information is known that the first municipal theatres were established in Slovakia in the 18th century, specifically in Kosice and Trnava. But the oldest surviving brick theatre in Slovakia is the theatre at the site of Hlohovec chateau. Theatre architecture in Slovakia has a rich history. The fact is, however, that the authors of most of the historic theatre buildings were mainly foreign architects, whose creative entry into the Slovak environment was a great contribution to the development of urban and local culture. With their projects, they brought us current trends of European contemporary currents of thought. In this part we will introduce you to some of the most interesting theatre buildings, built in Slovakia since the 18th century.

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Historic Slovak National Theatre building, Bratislava New Slovak National Theatre building, Bratislava State theatre building Kosice
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    What is the name of the architect of the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava?

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      Michal Hruby

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      Martin Harmatanec

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      Milan Harminc

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    Which museum of contemporary modern art is built on a Danube River peninsula in Cunovo?

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      Museum Danubiana

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      Museum Nedbalka

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      Slovak National Museum

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What is the name of the museum on the picture?

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    Slovak Fellowship Museum

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    SNP Museum

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    National Pride Museum

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In addition to the Nove Lido location, two others are under consideration. It is a site where the building of the former Istropolis building currently stands and the last of the three options is the Incheba complex. All three options come into consideration, as all three sites have a very convenient location within Bratislava. The Istropolis building is located almost in the centre of Bratislava, opposite the city market, and this building, which belongs to the iconic buildings of modern Slovak architecture, has served a cultural and congress function for many years. It is currently disused and the investor is considering its demolition with a new replacement on its site that would serve as a national cultural and congress centre. However, many experts warn against the demolition of Istropolis and rather recommend it to be remodelled, also due to its great cultural and architectural value.

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Within the Incheba complex - as a second option – the construction of a new modern cultural and congress centre is considered, and the investor has already presented their architectural design for the complex.

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  • Reduta, Bratislava

  • Andrej Bagar Theatre, Nitra

  • Museum of Tatra National Park, Tatranska Lomnica

  • Kulturpark in former barracks, Kosice

  • Nedbalka Gallery, Bratislava

Reduta-Bratislava

Reduta, BratislavaThe Reduta building, which is the seat of the Slovak Philharmonic, was built between 1913 and 1919 on the site of an old city granary according to a winning project from an architectural competition announced by the city council in 1906. The authors were Budapest-based architects Dezider Jakab and Marcel Komor. Reduta was built in neo-baroque style with elements of rococo and art nouveau. These building façade features rich decorations. Originally, various associations were based here, and for many years the Reduta cinema was also located here.

Reduta, BratislavaReduta of Bratislava is a monumental representative building with ceremonial halls, a concert and theatre hall, with a magnificent entrance area and a monumental staircase. The building has four floors above ground and one underground. An exemplary reconstruction took place at the beginning of the 21st century, and during the remodelling, not only the richly decorated facades were preserved, but also the coloured stained glass windows and rare glass panels with etched ornaments were restored.

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Andrej Bagar Theatre, NitraThe first Nitra theatre was built in 1883 with a capacity of 360 seats. The nine-meter-wide stage was lit by kerosene lamps. The building stood on the site of the current theatre on Svatopluk Square and served the Nitra public until it was destroyed by an aviation bomb in World War II. In 1992, the Andrej Bagar Theatre moved to a new modern building, which is one of the largest and most modern theatre buildings in Slovakia.

Andrej Bagar Theatre, NitraIt is a building with light marble tiling and large glazed areas. There are 2 halls in the building: a large hall with a capacity of 577 seats and a studio with 120 to 150 seats. The authors of the theatre building are Juraj Hlavica, Marius Zitnansky and Stefania Rosincova. It is in this theatre that the well-known theatre director Jozef Bednarik began his musical productions, such as Fiddler on the roof, which had an incredible 150 reruns.

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Museum of Tatra National Park, Tatranska LomnicaDid you know that in Slovakia we also have the Tatra National Park Museum in Tatranska Lomnica? It was built to inform visitors about the fauna and flora of High Tatras, i.e. what unique flowers and trees are found in the Tatras or what animals live here. The museum was completed in 1969 and the impetus for its establishment was the candidacy of the Tatras for the 1970 World Championships in classic skiing.

Museum of Tatra National Park, Tatranska LomnicaThe author of the building is the Slovak architect Pavol Merjavy, who won the most prestigious Slovak Architecture Prize in 1971 for this work, which is awarded to the exceptional architectural works "Dusan Jurkovic Award". It is a modern building that is simple in shape with a gabled roof and stone cladding on both the facade and in the interior. The building has three floors with one underground floor and the exhibition hall is an open three stories high space. From there, stairs lead to the gallery, which holds additional expositions of the museum. Today, the building already looks a little shabby, but at the time of its creation, it was one of the most modern buildings in the Tatras.

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Kulturpark in former barracks, KosiceMany cities in Slovakia still possess many buildings that have been dilapidated and abandoned for some time. The same was the case of the former Barracks in Kosice. The whole barracks building complex was built at the end of the 19th century in the historical park of Kosice. The barracks served as military warehouses, which also included a bakery and waterworks. From the end of the 20th century, they were not used any longer and the buildings began to decay. When Kosice succeeded in its ambition to become the European Capital of Culture in 2013, a project was prepared for the reconstruction of these barracks in order to use them for cultural, social and artistic activities.

Kulturpark in former barracks, KosiceThe barracks reconstruction project was launched in 2012 and its full operation started one year later. Three main buildings remain of the original military barracks, to which eight new pavilions were added. Architect Irakli Eristavi named each building and used military international terminology also known from Air Force. That's why the three main buildings are called Alfa, Bravo and Charlie. The renovated buildings feature ateliers, workshops, studios or classrooms, multifunctional halls, intended for concerts, theatre performances, lectures or conferences.

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Nedbalka Gallery, BratislavaThe Nedbalka Gallery is another example of how a new story can be brought into an old building in the historic city centre. The building which holds the Nedbalka Gallery dates back to the 19th century. A bank was originally located in the building, but it was disused for many years. Only after several years the original bank premises were remodelled for exhibition premises purposes. The gallery was named after the street where the gallery building is located.

Nedbalka Gallery, BratislavaThe Nedbalka Gallery is often compared to Guggenheim Museum in New York. The reason is that a central communication space with four floors in circular shape with glazed roof has also been created in the Nedbalka Gallery. The Guggenheim Museum in New York, authored by the world-renowned architect F. L. Wright, is similarly designed.

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