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Fascinating Vintage Photos Show Bratislava in the 1970s

Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia, located in the southwestern part of the country. The city served as the Hungarian capital from 1526 until 1784. The city is dominated by Bratislava Castle, which stands on a plateau 85 meters.

The modern city of Bratislava is a cultural center, it has many universities, museums, theatres, galleries, and other cultural and educational institutes. Many of Slovakia’s large businesses and financial institutions have headquarters there.

Here below are some fabulous photos that show what Bratislava looked like in the 1970s.

#2 An industrial haze hangs over the Danube, viewed from Bratislava Castle, 1970

#4 Reconstruction in connection with the construction of a bridge over the Danube, 1971

#8 Soviet style housing with very small units and tiny elevators, Bratislava, 1975

#11 Border between Austria and Czechoslovakia near Bratislava, 1979

#13 Czech border guard was inspecting the underside of the train, 1979

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