House of the Good Shepherd
| House of the Good Shepherd | |
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| Dom U dobrého pastiera | |
 Front view of the House of the Good Shepherd |
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| General information | |
| Type | Townhouse |
| Architectural style | Rococo |
| Location | Old Town, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Address | Židovská Street No. 1, Bratislava |
| Current tenants | City museum, pub on the ground floor |
| Construction started | 1760 |
| Completed | 1765 |
| Renovated | 1975 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Matthäus Hollrigl |
The House of the Good Shepherd (Slovak: Dom U dobrého pastiera) is a narrow, Rococo-style building in Bratislava, Slovakia, located below Bratislava Castle. It was built in 1760–1765 by notable Bratislava master-mason Matej (Matthäus) Hollrigl.[1] It is one of the few buildings in the area below Bratislava Castle to retain their original state.[2] The lower part of the building was used for commercial purposes, the upper part for living.
Today, the house is home to the Museum of Clocks, which exhibits antique clocks made from 17th to the late 19th century, mostly from Bratislava clockmakers. The ground floor and basement serve as a pub.
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[edit] History
The building was constructed in 1760-1765 for a Bratislava (at that time Pressburg / Poszony) merchant. After a reconstruction in 1975, Bratislava City Museum opened its historical clocks exhibition here. The building serves this purpose to this day.
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[edit] References
[edit] Citations
- ^ Jančušková, p. 318
- ^ "BCM: Museum of Clocks - House of the Good Shepherd". Bratislava City Museum. http://www.muzeum.bratislava.sk/en/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=700016&id=1020. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
[edit] General references
Jančušková, Mária (1971). "Tvorba stavebného majstra Mateja Höllrigla (Activities of the Master-mason Matej Höllrigl)". In Kalesný, František. Spisy mestského múzea v Bratislava / BRATISLAVA. VI. Osveta. pp. 309–328
Coordinates: 48°08′33″N 17°06′14″E / 48.1425°N 17.10389°E
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