Tatra Temple of Ice

TATRA TEMPLE OF ICE – Hrebienok – High Tatras

This year’s temple will be inspired by a monumental cultural monument in London – Westminster Abbey. British kings have been crowned in the royal Gothic-style temple since 1066 and more than 3,300 people are buried there including various members of the royal family and significant personalities such as Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking.

The theme is no coincidence 

We have decided to pay tribute to the 15th anniversary of the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Slovakia and the High Tatras and Westminster Abbey is the place where Queen Elizabeth II and also present King Charles III were crowned.

Tatra Temple of Ice in numbers  

• 225 tonnes of ice used
• 1,880 blocks of ice
• Main builder: Adam Bakoš
• Sculpting team from 4 countries – Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland
• The highest point of the Temple – 11.5 metres
• Diameter of the dome-shaped cover – 25 metres

New: Random visitors can take unique collector’s souvenirs home – commemorative mini Tatra Temple of Ice balls of glass.  

• Every day from 17.11.2023 to 14.4.2024, one mini ball of glass will fall out in a random location.
• The times of the ball release will be published on the resort website and also in the Temple on a one-hand clock.
• There are 3 locations where the mini balls can fall out.
• Everybody who finds/catches one of the balls can keep it, of course.

Interesting things that can be found in the Tatra Temple of Ice:

• Crown Jewel miniatures
• Coronation chair of ice (where visitors can have a picture taken)
• Royal crown of glass made by glassmaker and designer Achilleas Sdoukos
• A letter to the visitors of the Tatra Temple of Ice from the Dean of Westminster Abbey

Entry is free.