Metropol

The Metropol Building in Bratislava is a striking corner building located between Mickiewiczova and Špitálska streets. Designed by Juraj Tvarožek and built in 1928, it combines two five-story wings under a flat roof that meet at a rounded corner. The facade features a regular grid of nearly square windows with understated stone frames, reflecting the conservative style of modernism at the time. The building originally housed a movie theater with Art Deco furnishings in the basement, a coffeehouse corner on the ground floor, and apartments on the upper floors. Following a comprehensive renovation in 1997, the interior is now used mainly for banking purposes, and you'll find a newly designed café on the second floor above the main entrance.