Bratislava’s biggest fountain revived

Bratislava’s biggest fountain revived

After sixteen years, the flower-shaped steel fountain will be back in service on Bratislava’s Námestie Slobody.


The Družba fountain in Bratislava’s Námestie Slobody (Freedom Square) will be back in operation this summer. The fountain was built in 1980 by architects Virgil Droppa and Juraj Hlavica and sculptors Karol Lacko, Tibor Bártfay, and Juraj Hovorka. Sixteen years ago it was taken out of service because its technical condition had deteriorated beyond normal repair.

Built during the communist regime, the fountain in the shape of a blossoming linden flower was originally intended to symbolize friendship and peace between nations. The renovation of the Družba fountain is part of the overall renovation of the Freedom Square. “We are bringing back to life another iconic monument in our city,” mayor of Bratislava Matúš Vallo stated.


Source: spectator.sme.sk

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