Danube River Cruise #18: Bratislava's Korzo Stone and Sewer Man Statue

The sewer man of Bratislava

In this final blog about our trip through the city of Bratislava, Slovakia, we'll highlight two pieces of artwork in the city. The statue of a man coming out of a sewer and the famously photographed Korzo Stone. Read On!

The Korzo Stone

THE SEWER MAN - Apparently the city thought putting up a statue of a man crawling out of a sewer would garner a lot of attention. So, they did it and it worked. When we walked by the statue was surrounded by tourists about 5 people thick. We couldn't tell what they were looking at and getting a photograph with until it cleared out. It turned out that this is Bratislava's monument to working man. Rumor has it that if you rub his head, money will be yours forever.


THE KORZO STONE - The Korzo Stone

a busy main street in Bratislava

is a monument in the Old Town, carved out of granite. It is located at the intersection of Michalski and Sedlarskoy streets.
It is said to be popular with locals and tourists who like to dress up in their finest clothes and get their picture taken with it.  

FAST FACTS -
In 2017, Bratislava was ranked as the third richest region of the European Union by GDP (PPP) per capita (after Hamburg and Luxembourg City). GDP at purchasing power parity is about three times higher than in other Slovak regions.
Bratislava also receives around 1 million tourists every year

NEXT: RUSSIAN BLOCK APARTMENTS and THE IRON CURTAIN (and when Slovakia became it's own country!)