Bethlehem Scene in Glacier - Lomnicky Stit in Slovakia

 Pozdrav z Vysokych Tatier 

(Greetings from Vysokych Tatier)

Vysoke Tatry - The High Tatras

- Lomnicky stit (see below)
-Betlehem zo snehu pri Rainerovej chate na starolesnianskej polane
(- Bethlehem-of snow in Rainer's cottage on starolesnianskej Poľana)

Foto & Design: I. Bohus

postmarked in 2010 with two Slovakia stamps

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Lomnický štít (Lomnický peak) is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia. Connected by cable car to Tatranská Lomnica, its summit is 2634 metres above sea level, making it the second highest peak in the High Tatras after Gerlachovský štít.

Since 1940, tourists have reached the peak by cable car, which was the most modern in Europe at the time of opening.  It is also possible to climb the peak from Lomnický Saddle, but this is only permitted with a mountain guide.

Slovak National Theatre - Slovakia

Bratislava

Budova Slovenskeho narodneho divadia

(The building of Slovak National Theatre)

Foto: Alexander Jirousek

postmarked in 2008 with a Slovensko (Slovakia) 25 Peking 2008 Olympics stamp

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The Neo-Renaissance Slovak National Theatre, (renamed in 1920 to the Slovak National Theatre),  was built in 1885–1886 during the time of Austria-Hungary. It was opened as the City Theatre on September 22, 1886 with the opera Bánk bán of Ferenc Erkel, which is one of the most important Hungarian opera. As a sign of this event's importance Kálmán Tisza Hungarian Prime Minister and his all government  took part on this ceremony. The gala performance was conducted by Ferenc Erkel himself. 

The original building was designed for 1000 spectators and was illuminated using 800 gas lamps, while the auditorium had a lustre with 64 lights. The interior was decorated, with frescos of by Pressburg native painter Kornél Spányik and by paintings by Munich artist Leo Lüttgendorf-Leinburg, among others.

The building has housed Slovak National Theatre ensembles since 1920, but today only the opera and ballet ensembles are resident. It was restored between 1969 and 1972, when a new modern technical building was added behind the old building.