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Stone well with a statue of St. Florian

The stone well with the statue of St. Florian from the end of the 18th century was originally located on the square in Modra opposite the building of today's Slovenská sporiteľna. It is currently located in the park on Náměstí slobody in front of the Karol Štúr High School building in Modra. Saint Florian is the patron saint of firefighters, bakers, potters, metallurgists, and is also a protector against crop failures and storms.

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Modran mansion

The original late 16th century manor mill was rebuilt in the early 20th century by the knight Arthur Polzer as a summer hunting pseudo-Renaissance manor house with an extensive ornamental garden.

Since 1922, it housed a wine-fruit school, and currently the mansion is the property of the Bratislava self-governing region under the administration of the Small Carpathian Education Center.

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Town hall

With the elevation of Modra to a free royal city in 1607, Modra reached the highest level of city administration, which resulted in the obligation for its townspeople to establish a representative city hall building.

No further information is known about its construction, but it can be assumed that it was created by expanding or rebuilding the residential building, while the complex of the Renaissance town hall and other buildings around the courtyard was created. The most extensive reconstruction of the town hall was in the years 1830-1837 and in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century. In the basement of the cellar are the original wine cellars, which were handed over by the townspeople as a mandatory city tax.

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Upper gate

The upper gate represents an important landmark of the historical core of Modra. It is the only surviving original city gate built in 1610-1646.

As part of the city fortifications, it protected and allowed entry into the city from the northern suburbs. The arched passage on the ground floor was protected by a moat, drawbridge and embrasures. On its front wall is mounted the relief coat of arms of Blue with a Latin inscription, an excerpt from the 127th Psalm: „If the Lord does not guard the city, its guardians watch in vain.“ Since 1988, the Upper Gate has been managed by the Ľudovít Štúr Museum.

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Red Bastion

It began to be built as a watchtower in 1574 near the church of St. Barbara from the 14th century. It was the dominant feature of Modra and its corridor was used for guarding and observation, fires and other natural disasters were reported from it. It had 4 bells and in 1731 it received the first tower clock. The tower is 53 meters high and there are 150 steps to the walkway. Since 1873-1876, it has been incorporated into the church of St. Stephen the King as a church tower. Tower clocks and 6 bells are still used today.

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City tower

It began to be built as a watchtower in 1574 near the church of St. Barbara from the 14th century. It was the dominant feature of Modra and its corridor was used for guarding and observation, fires and other natural disasters were reported from it. It had 4 bells and in 1731 it received the first tower clock. The tower is 53 meters high and there are 150 steps to the walkway. Since 1873-1876, it has been incorporated into the church of St. Stephen the King as a church tower. Tower clocks and 6 bells are still used today.

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City walls

The Modra city fortification system was built in the years 1610-1646 according to the plan of the Italian builders and has the character of a Renaissance bastion fortification. The walls, reaching 4-5 meters high, are 2300 meters long, which is about 70% of their original dimension. The fortification of the city was built according to the line of the already existing urban development, therefore the walls have an irregular shape. Entrances to the city from three suburbs were protected by gates: Dolná, Pezinská and the Horná brána still standing today. The circular tower, also called the Red Tower, serves today as the Gallery of the National Artist Ignác Bizmayer, and the square Lower Tower is part of the Majolika Hotel.

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Statue of Ľudovít Štúr

The sculpture of the academic sculptor Miroslav Motoška from 1938 consists of a complex of sculptures made of Carrara marble. The dominant statue of Ľ. Štúra symbolizes his leading position in the Slovak national movement of the 19th century. The side sculpture on the left is depicted by symbolic figures of Slovak volunteers of the revolution of 1848/1849, the sculpture on the right consists of the figures of Štúr's closest generational species: JM Hurban, MM Hodža and J. Francisci-Rimavský.

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