Architectural, Cultural sights in Slovakia
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Treasury
At the time of writing, the tiny Bratislava Castle Treasury was closed for reconstruction with no certain reopening date. When it does reopen, the highlight will still be the unbelievable 25,000-year-old Venus of Moravany, a miniature fertility statue of a headless, naked woman that is carved from a mammoth tusk.
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Ferenc Rákóczi House
Ferenc Rákóczi House contains some of the Hungarian heroes personal effects. The museum complex was built in and around the 15th-century Executioner's bastion (Katova bašta), part of Košice's ancient fortifications. Buy tickets here for Mikluš prison.
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Palace of the Royal Chamber
Palace of the Royal Chamber. Now a university library, it was formerly the seat of the Hungarian parliament, or diet, from 1802-48. At the last meeting held there, town deputy Ľudovít Štúr spoke out for Slovak rights and the elimination of serfdom.
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Pálffy Palace
Pálffy Palace, is a pre-1715 house built on the site of a 13th-century structure and contains a mix of 19th- and 20th-century Slovak art.
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Mozart House
In 1762 six-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed at a Pálffy family residence generally known today as Mozart house.
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Mirbach Palace
Mirbach Palace, built in 1770, is a beautifully restored rococo building housing older baroque art.
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