The+Old+Town+Hall

The Old Town Hall was built in Bratislava in 1370, making it one of the oldest stone buildings in all of Bratislava. This building is the oldest town hall in the country too! The house was constructed by connecting three town houses and several reconstructions over the past centuries. The house is now a museum showing the city's history and old torture devices. Of course, the town hall is at the heart of the city so, you will have an amazing view of all of Bratislava. The building also is very decorated with its colorful tiled roof. The history of the old town hall follows back to 1370, (during the medieval times) and completed in the late 1500's. When Jacobus II combined his father's town house with two other citizens' houses and with a stone tower. The tower is made of stone because the town folk were afraid of fires and the fact that the tower was made of stone had a much more safety feeling that took over the population. At one time the tower had held a mechanical clock which was used to tell time in the center of the town.