Holocaust Memorial
A memorial on Rybné námestie by St. Martin’s Cathedral, honouring Slovak Jews killed in the Holocaust where a synagogue once stood.
Why visit
The square beside St. Martin’s Cathedral was once the site of the city’s Neolog synagogue. It survived the war but was demolished in the late 1960s to make way for the SNP Bridge.
The memorial by architects Peter and Lucia Žalman and sculptor Milan Lukáč remembers the 105,000 Jews from Slovakia murdered in the Holocaust. Every 9 September, the national day of remembrance, wreaths are laid here.
What to see
- Sculpture: an abstract bronze form topped with a Star of David.
- Inscription: the word “Remember” in Hebrew and Slovak on the granite platform.
- Black granite wall: engraved with the silhouette of the lost synagogue.
Plan your visit
The memorial stands in the open and is free to visit; a stop takes a few minutes. It is a place of mourning, so keep your visit quiet.
St. Martin’s Cathedral is right next door, the Museum of Jewish Culture is a few minutes’ walk away, and Bratislava Castle is a short climb uphill.
Address
Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj Slovensko
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