Deranged Photography Contest: Bratislava Castle

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Dominant over a vantage point atop a hill, rises above all the Bratislava Castle, in the capital city of Slovakia. I visited Bratislava during a winter cycling adventure across Europe, after SF3 (Krakow, 2018). The trip from Krakow to Bratislava was tough, full of rain, sore throat and snow. Fortunately, the days in Bratislava were pristine, despite a politics event having the castle closed during my stay. {damn politicians}.

The castle includes four towers (one on each corner) and a courtyard with a 80 m deep water well. The largest and tallest tower is the Crown Tower on the southwest corner. Because of the event I don't have any photos of the interior, leaving me curious to see the Slovak National Museum. The history behind the castle is absolutely vast; I totally recommend, at least, a Wikipedia article to elucidate the importance of this castle's location throughout history.


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Awesome castle! Looks like some set of a movie 😅

They could record a medieval movie in there. I'd watch!

These photographs are very good, in addition to the fact that the castle is very impressive and from its position you can see how it dominates the entire city.

It does domanate the view! I was reading about the importance of this exact hill back then, how they could see as far as Austria and Hungary on clear days.

@mrprofessordaily Wow that's great!! I guess even today it must be a super strategic point.

Impressive photos, especially the open shot with the castle's surroundings visible... Beautiful place...

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Isn't it amazing? I was reading the other day that atop the main tower one can see as far as Austria and Hungary. I imagine it was one hell of a vantage point back then.

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Awesome shots bro!


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This is an amazing castle though! Wait, who lives in this Bratislava Castle though?
The castle is quite big and has good architecture.
Nice photography @mrprofessordaily.

Thank you! The castle currently houses a museum and some government offices; it also serves as a diplomatic site for when different governments meet.