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Michael's Gate (Michalska brana)

Michalska 24, Stary mesto, Bratislava, Slovakia
Ranked #14 of 35 attractions in Bratislava
4.0 of 5 stars 21 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
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Alexandria, VA
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55 reviews 55 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Love the architecture here! Take a city tour to get the history and function of the gate so you can understand the purpose and significance. Enjoy the view from all over the city!

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Los Angeles, California
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51 reviews 51 reviews
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

Coming from the train station this is almost like the gate to old town Bratislava. Charming and full of history. Look at the ground as you walk under the gate and you will see a circle in the concrete that shows where all the distances/roads in Slovakia are measured from.

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Paignton, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

Staff were very pleasant. there was an interesting room at each floor to the top where the views of the quirky rooftops was interesting.

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Vienna, Austria
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23 reviews 23 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

Nice to see the old entrance dating back to the 13th century, nice to see part of the old wall and some very abandoned apartments

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Istanbul, Turkey
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

it is a historical door. there is a tower and under it there is the door. you can go upstairs to the little balcony and you can have a really nice bratislava view.

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Bucharest, Romania
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124 reviews 124 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

Michael's Gate is one of the Medieval Gates of Bratislava and is in the Old Town. In the building is a museum, but I didn't visited.

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bratislava
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15 reviews 15 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

There's a tiny door to the left of the gate which leads to a steep flight of stairs, at the top of which is the vertically challenging museum of arms. Well worth a visit, as you can get out on to the top of the tower for some excellent views of the town.

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Bratislava, Slovakia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

Well position. Nice walk, social enjoy, and more..

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Midlands
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

What a beautiful place and well worth the trip inside to the museum and outside viewing platform well worth it a Must.

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Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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29 reviews 29 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012

showed the historic extent of the city therfore interesting

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