Hviezdoslavovo námestie
Tree-lined promenade square with fountains, a bronze poet's monument and the historic opera house.
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This guide to Hviezdoslavovo námestie in Bratislava follows two poets and the monuments raised to them on the same square: Sándor Petőfi, set up here in 1911, and Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, unveiled before a vast crowd in 1937. It moves through the upheaval of 1918, a public fundraising drive begun by Slovaks in America, and a war far from Slovakia. Best heard standing beside the bronze poet, facing the theatre.
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