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Blue Church

A small Art Nouveau church painted sky blue, inside and out, like a sugared cake.

Photo: Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Around mass times
Price
Free
Time Needed
20 minutes
Address
Bezručova 2, 811 09 BratislavaDirections
Getting There
A 10-minute walk east of the old town.

Why Go

The Hungarian architect Ödön Lechner designed the Church of St. Elizabeth, built in 1907–1913, with blue glazed tiles, mosaics and rounded towers. It's usually open only around mass times; the outside is the main sight.

Nearby in Bratislava

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