News digest: Salvator pharmacy will resume its original function.

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After 25 years, Bratislava's iconic 'Salvator' will serve as a pharmacy again

The Salvator pharmacy building in Bratislava.

The Salvator pharmacy building in Bratislava. (Source: Sme)

The iconic Salvator pharmacy, on Panska Street in Bratislava's Old Town, is set to resume its original function after a hiatus of 25 years. On Thursday, June 23, Bratislava City Council agreed to lease the premises, including its precious historical furniture, to a non-profit organisation, Lekaren u Salvatora (Salvator Pharmacy). The NGO, which belongs to the Slovak Pharmaceutical Chamber, will provide pharmacy services in the building seven days a week, but also present the premises and the pharmacy's Baroque furniture to the general public.

The reopening of the pharmacy will be preceded by reconstruction of the premises, which it is estimated will be completed in the autumn. Subsequently, the original Baroque furniture, which the capital bought last year for almost pound 1 million from a private collector in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, will return to the pharmacy building, which is a national cultural monument.

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