Hviezdoslavovo námestie

Hviezdoslavovo námestie is a town square in Bratislava. It is located in the Old Town, between the New Bridge and the Slovak National Theater. The square is named after Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav.Many medieval houses were built there. The northern part contains the houses Kőszeghy, Eszterházy, Széchenyi, Stáhl, Záborszky, Pálffy, Sulkovszky Maldeghem, Malatinszky, and Werner. The southern part holds the houses Spineger, Gervay, Löw-Palugyay, Kozics, Wigand, Adler, Pollák, and Sprinzl. The most notable buildings are the Cathédrale Notre Dame Cloister and Slovak National Theater, which can be found in the eastern part. Earlier, the most important noblemen sent their daughters to learn in this cloister, for example, Pálffy, Forgách, Harrach and Lichtenstein.

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