Mural by František Gajdoš

Mural by František Gajdoš at Bratislava Central Station

This Socialist Realist fresco forms a decoration in the hall of the Bratislava Main Railway Station (Bratislava hlavná stanica). The mural was created by František Gajdoš in 1960. An intriguing detail is the small sputnik at the upper edge of the depiction.

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Loudspeaker in Bratislava

Loudspeaker in Bratislava, Slovakia

This speaker near Bratislava’s central station reminds me that I used to see many of them on my travels through small Czech and Slovakian towns. They were positioned at regular intervals and seemed to be able to provide a whole village with information.

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