The iconic building, the UFO Observation Tower, on Friday, August 26, 2022, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the SNP Bridge, will launch the official sale of 0 Euro Souvenirs. The motif will be the 430.8 m long Most SNP (Bridge SNP), declared in 2001 as the construction of the century in Slovakia in the category of bridge constructions.
The foundation stone of the fan-shaped suspension bridge was laid on December 6, 1967, and its opening ceremony was held in honour of the 28th anniversary of the SNP. The architects J. Lacko, L. Kušnír, I. Slameň and engineers A. Tesár and J. Zvara are the authors of the ambitious project, the rope bridge, which at the time of its exhibition was the first asymmetric rope bridge in Slovakia and the second in the world.
It was finally completed in 1974, when the observation tower with the iconic Bystrica cafe was put into operation. After a two-year modernization, the UFO Observation Tower, together with a restaurant, a bar area and an open viewing platform at a height of 95 meters, was reopened to the public in 2005. In the same year, the tower became a proud part of the World Federation of Great Towers, whose members include other iconic buildings of the world - the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai or the Empire State Building in New York.
The selling price of the Euro Souvenir is set at €3.
During the first day, Friday, August 26, 2022, the sale will take place at the entrance reception of the UFO Observation Tower, during the exceptional time of 08:00-23:00.
At the same time, shoppers can take advantage of a special 15% discount on the entrance fee to UFA.
Terms of sale
- non-saleable 1 to 30, 1001 to 1100, 1967, 1972, 2005, 2022
- up to number 100, max 1pc/person without the possibility of choosing a number
- up to number 1000 max 5/person without the possibility of choosing a number
- unlimited over the number 1000 without the possibility of choosing a number
- vintage numbers from 1920-2022 max. 1pc/person with the option of choosing
