Cultural and social facilities in Slovakia

Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra has been operating since 1949; it is named since 1979 according to Andrej Bagar. Since 1992 it plays in one of the largest and most modern theatre buildings in Slovakia. The first Nitra's theatre was built in 1883 with a capacity of 360 seats. The building stood on the area of the current theatre of it served to the public until its destruction by air bomb in World War II. For theatrical purposes adapted area served since December 1949 - a full 43 years. At present, Old Theatre acts in this building acts. In 1979, the Nitra Regional Theatre was named after Andrej...

Erdödy Palace is a luxury building on Ventúrska Street 1 in Bratislava, which was built in the 18th century, at a time when several luxury palaces were built: Palffy, Grasalkovič, Mirbach and Esterházy Palace. Many world-famous artists and composers, such as Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Liszt, were frequent guests in these palaces ... The palace was built in 1770 by Count Juraj Erdödy de Monyökerek according to a project by Matej Walch. It was built on the site of three older houses. Originally it was a three-storey building, which was extended by two more floors in the first half of the 20th...

The Grassalkovich Palace (in Slovak Grasalkovičov palác) or the Presidential Palace (Prezidentský palác) is a palace in Bratislava and the seat of the President of Slovakia. It is situated next to the Summer Archbishop's Palace. The building is a Rococo/late Baroque summer palace with a French garden. It was built in 1760 for Count Antal Grassalkovich, a Hungarian noble serving as the head of the Hungarian Chamber (a sort of ministry of economy and finance for the Kingdom of Hungary), by architect Anton Mayerhofer. It features many beautiful rooms and an impressive staircase. After its...