Monument to Pavlo Gvezdoslav

In the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, on the square of the same name there is a monument to Pavlo Gviezdoslav. Slovak poet, writer and playwright Pavol Orsag Gvizdoslav was born on February 2, 1849 in the village of Vishni-Kubin in a poor family that owns a small plot of land. He began publishing in 1860.

In his works he showed the life of the people in the Slovak village, depicted the relationship between the nobility and the villagers. All the work of Gviezdoslav is permeated with social motives of that time.

On the monument, he is depicted sitting on a chair, thoughtful, perhaps he is just thinking about the plot of his new masterpiece. In front of the sculpture there is an oval-shaped fountain. Many locals and tourists come here to honor the memory of the great creator.