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Plague Column at Rybné Námestie

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Plague Column at Rybné Námestie

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Plague Column at Rybné Námestie

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    June 6, 2025

    It is the only surviving of two original plague columns in Bratislava and today stands prominently on the Danube promenade, near the Slovak National Uprising Bridge (Most SNP) and St. Martin's Cathedral. The column features typical Baroque elements such as figures of saints and a depiction of the Virgin Mary at the top – a classic motif for plague memorials in Central Europe.

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      August 4, 2022

      The Plague Column was erected in 1713 by the sculptor Jozef Sartory and commemorates the end of the plague.

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        September 17, 2024

        Rybné námestie (German: Fischplatz, Hungarian: Hál-tér) is a square outside the historic city walls. After a plague epidemic raged in the city of Bratislava in 1713 and claimed 3,860 lives, two plague columns were erected, one of which still stands [here] today. [...]
        As the regulation of the Danube progressed in the 19th century, the bank moved further away from the square. [...]
        The late 1960s and early 1970s marked a serious intervention in the image of the square. With the construction of the new bridge of the Slovak National Uprising, large parts of the square and its surroundings disappeared, including the building of the municipal brewery and the synagogue. Since then, only a plague column and two town houses remain at the meeting point with Hviezdoslavovo námestie and Pánska Street.
        de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rybn%C3%A9_n%C3%A1mestie

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          October 9, 2021

          The Rybné nám (Fish Market) lost its importance as one of the central squares in the city with the construction of the New Bridge. The communists extended the bridge across the city and thus destroyed a large number of the historic buildings and districts. Only the plague column from 1713 still bears witness to the square's earlier charm.

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            February 13, 2022

            Nice plague pillar with statues.

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