It is composed of three naves.
Size: 69.37 m x 22.85 m x 16.02 m (L x W x H)
The tower is 85 m high and was originally part of the medieval city fortifications.
The shape of the cathedral symbolizes a crucifix; the nave represents Christ's body, and the presbytery represents the inclined head.
Together with the Castle on the hill adjacent, and somewhat similar in its striking but fairly stark Gothic lines and colouring, St Martins’ 85 m spire dominates Old Town’s skyline. The tower virtually formed a part of the town’s fortifications, built as it was into the city’s defensive walls.
As with the Castle, the surroundings of St Martins are as memorable as the structure itself. In the cathedral’s case, this includes the picturesque remains of outbuildings in a spacious staired courtyard, and a working seminary with robed adepts on a cobblestoned sidestreet. A small but significant neighbour of the cathedral is a monument to the synagogue, which stood next door for centuries until the communist government demolished it around 1970 to make room for the new bridge. #Bratislava #cathedral #church
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