Poprad: St. Egidius Square

Poprad (population: 40,000) is the biggest town in Slovak side of High Tatras area. High Tatras are the highest mountains of Slovakia, with a lot of visitors coming (mostly) from all over the Central Europe. Hence Poprad, located at the foothill of these mountains, is a gateway for most of the visitors of High Tatras National Park. It can be accessed by road, railroad and through its airport.

Poprad is a lively town, which boomed mainly after the railroad connecting Prague and Ostrava in Czech republic with Kosice in Eastern ... (more)

Street Scene 1
This is the northern part of the square.

Marian Column
This is the central point of the Square, located between Lutheran and Roman...

Street Scene 2
This is the Eastern part of the square.

Renovated Houses
I do not think the roof of this house is keeping strictly the...

Square Central Part 1
Lutheran Church (right) was built in 1834. The closer block of houses...

Square Eastern End
These are mostly houses built during the 19th century, today used for offices...

Square Central Part 2
Here can be seen the combination of more building styles.

St. Egidius Church
St. Egidius Church was built at the end of the 13th century and...

Square Central Part 3
The very center of the square as seen from Southeast.

Square Southwestern Part
Bell tower is in the background.

Street Scene 3
Northern part of the square. On the right, there is a wall of St. Egidius...

Bell Tower
Here you can see the three architecture styles composing the square:...

article published 12/6/2003

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