View of the upper part of the Square of the Slovak National Uprising of Banska Bystrica

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View of the upper part of the Square of the Slovak National Uprising. The plague column of the Virgin Mary erected in the 18th century in gratitude to the Virgin Mary for ending a deadly plague The monument was temporarily removed in 1964 for the visit of the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev On the back the leaning clock tower of the town build in 1552 The tower was used as a watch tower SNP square Banska Bystrica

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Size: 5067px × 3392px
Location: Námestie SNP, Banska Bystrica, Banskobystricky Kraj, Slovakia, SK
Photo credit: © Georgios Makkas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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