Executioner's Bastion

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Coordinates: 48°43′22.47″N 21°15′38.38″E / 48.7229083°N 21.2606611°E / 48.7229083; 21.2606611
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The Executioner's Bastion

The Executioner's Bastion is a bastion situated at Stará baštová Street in the historic center of Košice, Slovakia.[1]

Its name is derived from the fact that the bastion was situated near a

medieval executioner's house. It is semicircular building with eight cannon chambers erected around the year 1500, build for defense purposes.[2] The bastion was converted in the years 1920–1930 to the needs of the East Slovak Museum
.

Memorial house with a sculpture of Francis II Rákóczi
Memorial house with a sculpture of Francis II Rákóczi

The Memorial House of

Habsburg uprising
, the history of the replica of his house in Rodosto and the funeral of Rákóczi and his brothers-in-arms in Košice in 1906.

The bronze

sculpture of Francis II Rákóczi
was unveiled on April 3, 2006 in front of the house.

References

  1. ^ "Bastions :: Official website of Košice". Košice. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  2. ISBN 9781405356022
    .
  3. ISBN 9781793614889
    .

48°43′22.47″N 21°15′38.38″E / 48.7229083°N 21.2606611°E / 48.7229083; 21.2606611

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