If you are looking for a perfect destination in Central Europe and in Slovakia choose Kosice. Today we are going to spend one day in Kosice, main city of Eastern Slovakia.
Quick facts about Kosice:
- Second largest city in Slovakia
- European Capital of Culture in 2013
- Home to UNESCO included St. Elisabeth Cathedral
- Has the largest number of protected historical monuments in Slovakia
In this post I propose you the architectural details of Kosice Old Town through the lens of my Nikon D3300 camera. So let’s start our one day in Kosice.
to understand the composition of the city you should know that Kosice has one big and wide Hlavna (Main) street where the majority of attractions is situated:
Kosice is a very interesting city if you look at the details.
here’s some Art Nouveau:
and a bit more of Art Nouveau (or Vienna Secession as you wish):
Classicist architecture:
and social realism:
broken-hearted woman:
or this hedonist guy:
Who knows, maybe that was him who broke her heart?
Let’s go on, how about relics of old ads:
disappointed lion with neighboring modern building:
or these poor guys looking for some shelter under 100 years old balcony:
some wise words of graffiti masters:
IS IT?
woman statue with the national theatre at the background covered in snow:
hidden pathways:
and finally we got to the Cathedral:
a big big clock:
and some sophisticated shot with a street lamp:
So that’s how I saw Kosice.
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This is my hometown 🙂 I love the architectural photos you captured with pigeons, as well as the ones focusing on small details. I don’t remember seeing so many of them—maybe I was just passing by those buildings and took them for granted.