Commemorative plaque to the Federation of Workers' Physical Education Units

Vladimír Farár / 1962 – 1965

Three commemorative plaques are mounted at ground floor level on the façade of the building at 36 Dunajská Street: Federation of Workers' Physical Education Units, Constituent Congress of Young Communist Workers, and the Napred (Forward) Association.  

The building was constructed in the 1920s and served as the headquarters of the Federation of Workers' Physical Education Units from 1926 to 1929. This is commemorated by a plaque sited east of the pedestrian entrance as designed by V. Farár, a sculptor, draftsman, and medallist.  

The rectangular plaque, oriented vertically within a recessed profiled frame, has two sections. The upper area has a recessed relief of a male figure in half-length, his left hand holding a hammer next to a five-pointed star and branch in front of his body. His right hand holds aloft a torch. His face is depicted in profile, to the right of which is a frame with the abbreviation FRTJ.  

The lower part contains the text:  

THIS BUILDING WAS 

 BETWEEN 1926 AND 1939 

THE CENTRE 

 OF THE BRATISLAVA  

 MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION  

 OF WORKERS'  

 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  

UNITS.

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Research status as of 15. 11. 2023.


Authorship


Years

  • 1962 – 1965 – implementation

Type

Material

stone

Technique

carving

Dimensions

150 x 80 x 6 cm

Inscription

none

Condition

  • preserved, not maintained
Minor damage, weathering, dirt.

Registration

  • Located in Monument Zone Central Urban Area, Bratislava.
  • The building is National Cultural Monument number 271/1 in the Central List of Monuments of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic; the memorial plaque is registered under number 271/2.

Owner

  • Bratislava Self-Governing Region

Administrator

  • Bratislava Self-Governing Region

Address

36 Dunajská Street

Location details

east of the pedestrian entrance

Plot number

8838

GPS

48.1453220, 17.1180140

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