Slovakia · 18th century
The Primacial Palace (Slovak: Primaciálny palác, Hungarian: Prímási palota) is a neoclassical palace in the Old Town of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia. It was built from 1778 to 1781 for Archbishop of Esztergom József Batthyány, Primate of the Kingdom of Hungary, after the design of architect Melchior Hefele. In 1805, the Palace's Hall of Mirrors saw the signing of the fourth Peace of Pressburg, ending the War of the Third Coalition (Pressburg is the old name of Bratislava). Today, it serves as the seat of Mayor of Bratislava. The Archbishops of Esztergom had also the Episcopal Summer Palace (the current seat of the government of Slovakia) in the same city.
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Primate's Palace (Bratislava) ranks #1,134 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 136 mapped in Slovakia. Founded 1781, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,206 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bratislava, 1 km away. See how Slovakia compares in the castle statistics.
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