Kostol svätej Alžbety
Slovakia
Turn onto Bezručova street at the edge of Bratislava's Old Town and the colour arrives before the detail. Locals simply call it the Blue Church, and the name is earned twice over: the walls are rendered in blue plaster and the steep roof is laid with blue glazed tiles. It is a Secession building, dedicated to Elizabeth of Hungary, daughter of King Andrew II, and it was meant to serve as her symbolic mausoleum. It is also smaller than its fame suggests. It began life as a school chapel, serving the gymnasium across the street, and with its parish house it was among the first buildings put up on what was then a new link between Grösslingová street and Dostojevského rad.
- Written with AI from the Wikipedia article Kostol svätej Alžbety (Modrý kostolík) (sk.wikipedia.org); facts only from there
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