Archbishop's (Primate's) Palace (Primacialny Palac)

Archbishop’s (nowadays called Primate’s) Palace, a pink massive classicist building, is one of the most significant sights of Bratislava. It is likely that the Archbishop’s house was located here as early as the 13th century. As the building was not meeting the necessary requirement, it was pulled down in the 18th century and much larger and more luxurious palace in the spirit of French Classicism was built. In 1903, the palace was bought by the city and today it is the mayor’s residence.

Its ceremonial rooms house the permanent exhibition of the European paintings and also the famous Bratislava tapestries.

Photo 1089, Sept 2008