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HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

HISTORICAL MONUMENTS. part 1. Tomáš Mruz & Jakub Železník. NEPTUNIOUS FOUNTAIN. T he only original preserved town water tank Jewish tradesman Mark Holländer - expression of gratitude for the city council to allow him to live and establish a business in Pre š ov

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HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

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  1. HISTORICAL MONUMENTS part 1 Tomáš Mruz& Jakub Železník

  2. NEPTUNIOUS FOUNTAIN • The only original preserved town water tank • Jewish tradesman Mark Holländer- expression of gratitude for the city council to allow him to live and establish a business in Prešov • The author: Vincent Staviarsky • The frog – east • Thesnake – north • Theturtle – west • Thecrocodile - south

  3. PKO – THE BLACK EAGLE • Situated in the eastern part of Main Street (house number 50) • Was mostly used for the accomodation of military officers • French troops stayed here in 1799 • Ludovít Štúr and Jozef Miloslav Hurban gave speeches to the citizens of Prešov on March 3rd, 1849 • The first congress of the Slovak Cultural Workers took place here in 1922

  4. BOSAK'SBANK • Used as a seat of a financial institution • On the corner of Main and Levocská Streets between 1923-1924 • Named after Michal Bosák • He was a Slovak immigrant to the U. S. A became one of the most significant American bankerswhoownedmanybanks • Later - a seat of the management of the Slovak Electric Works • Represents a niceexample of a Vienna Sezessionstyle architecture in Prešov

  5. EVANGELICAL COLLEGE • Represents one of the most importanteducational Protestant institutions • Situated near the Evangelical Temple of the Holy Trinity • Established according to the German model as a ten-class secondary grammar school • In 1950 it became a state property • In 19th century it became one of the most well-known university in whole Hungary • The most important people had been studying here, such as M. M. Hodža, J. Záborský, L. Kossuth, P. Országh-Hviezdoslav • The most important profesors teaching here were Michal Greguš and Samuei Marek Schiller – Szinessy, who was later teaching at Cambridge university

  6. INTERESTING FACT – 49th PARALLEL LINE • Is the only one that crosses the centre of the city • A trip around the world by 49th parallel line - 26 263 km • We would cross cities such as České Budějovice, Regensburg a Karlsruhe, Chalons-en-Champagne, Roissy and Sarcelles

  7. THANK YOU FOR PAYING ATTENTION

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