Slovak Radio Building
This is Bratislava's answer to the boring Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower, like a pyramid, is wider at the base than at the top. People have been building them for time immemorial, but upside-down pyramids, now that's something special. This is the most peculiar building in Bratislava, if not all of Slovakia.
Inside and outside, this is one of the most interesting architectural "memorials" of socialist times. The inside has been left as it was 30 years ago, so the interior is being cared for, but it still looks like a socialist museum.
Slovensky Rozhlas (or Slovak National Broadcasting Studio) has several studios inside for producing music, and has a large comfortable theater. This building hosts well-respected orchestras and various starting musicians alike.
To get there on public transportation, you can take tram 13 from Obchodna Street to the stop STU (Slovenska Technicka Universita / Slovak Technical University). It is a ten minute walk from the city center and less than a five minute taxi ride.
It is located near the Slovak National Bank, also a popular building, and close to Namestie Slobody - "Freedom Square."
The entrance is mostly free of charge and the recording studios are only open to the public when performances take place. If you ask nicely, during off hours, a guard might let you in the door to snap a few photos of the "communist chic" interior.
Address: Mýtna 1, 811 07 Bratislava
Phone: 02/ 572 73 624 - reservations
Web: http://www.slovakradio.sk/kulturne-podujatia/Kulturne-podujatia-v-Slovenskom-rozhlase?l=1&i=1981&p=1
GPS coordinates: 48.15363, 17.11412
