Bratislava Castle

Bratislava Castle
Bratislavský hrad
Bratislava Castle; Bratislavský hrad
Bratislava Old Town; Slovakia
	Bratislava castle
Site information
Type	Castle
Controlled by	Great Moravia, Kingdom of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia
Open to; the public	outdoor areas nonstop, opening hours apply to the museum
Site history
Built	9th–18th centuries; Rebuilt in 1956–1964
Events	Notable events in the castle's life: On 28 May 1811, a fire begun accidentally by garrisoned soldiers gutted the structure; In the 1930s, plans were put forward to either rebuild the castle ruins into a new structure or to destroy it altogether;

Bratislava Castle (Slovak: Bratislavský hrad, IPA: [ˈbracislawskiː ˈɦrat] ^ⓘ; German: Pressburger Burg; Hungarian: Pozsonyi vár) is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians, directly above the Danube river, in the middle of Bratislava. Because of its size and location, it has been a dominant feature of the city for centuries.

The location provides excellent views of Bratislava, Austria and, in clear weather, parts of Hungary. Many legends are connected with the history of the castle.

Bratislava Castle Bratislavský hrad
Bratislava Old Town Slovakia
Bratislava castle
Site information
Type	Castle
Controlled by	Great Moravia, Kingdom of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia
Open to the public	outdoor areas nonstop, opening hours apply to the museum

Site history
Built	9th–18th centuries Rebuilt in 1956–1964
Events	Notable events in the castle's life: On 28 May 1811, a fire begun accidentally by garrisoned soldiers gutted the structure In the 1930s, plans were put forward to either rebuild the castle ruins into a new structure or to destroy it altogether