Cumil

Name: Cumil
Address: Panská 251/1, Bratislava, Bratislava, SK
Telephone: +421918573172

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Čumil, a bronze worker peeking from a manhole in Bratislava's old town, is one of the city's most photographed statues.

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Cumil — The worker sculpture emerging from the street by wooden doors

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Cumil — Side view showing the worker leaning from the manhole

Cumil — Overhead view of the sculpture and circular manhole cover

Cumil — Bronze worker viewed from the front with manhole behind

Cumil — Side angle showing the worker's face and open manhole

Cumil — Evening view of the sculpture outside a shopfront

Cumil — Low wide view of the worker emerging from the pavement

Cumil — Elevated view of the sculpture set among paving stones

Cumil — Angled view of the worker and manhole from above

Why go

The bronze statue at the crossing of Laurinská, Panská and Rybárska streets, in the pedestrian zone

Opening hours

Today00:00 – 23:59Show all

Monday00:00 – 23:59

Tuesday00:00 – 23:59

Wednesday00:00 – 23:59

Thursday00:00 – 23:59

Friday00:00 – 23:59

Saturday00:00 – 23:59

Sunday00:00 – 23:59

About the work

Artist: Viktor Hulík Sculptor, academic painter and graphic artist
Year: 1997
Material: Bronze

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Its maker described it as a curious onlooker.
Čumil (socha) - Wikipedia
Copies stand in several other cities, including two in Belarus.
Čumil (socha) - Wikipedia
Statues of the same kind stand in Serbia and Russia too.
Čumil (statue) - Wikipedia

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History

Viktor Hulík made the bronze figure of a sewage worker, also called Čumil, who peers out of a manhole. About thirty thousand people attended the party, alongside President Michal Kováč. Two other statues, the Schöne Náci and a Napoleonic soldier, were unveiled at the same event. Vandals have also tried to steal it.

1997Installed at the Korzo party, which celebrated the renewed pedestrian zone.
2008Similar monuments were erected in Bobruisk and Gomel in Belarus, considered copies of it.
2018Police found that vandals had tampered with it during a regular inspection. It was dismantled temporarily to prevent damage.

Best time to visit

Open 24 hours a day, every day of the week, so it can be seen at any hour.

Sources: Čumil (statue) - Wikipedia · Rubberneck (Čumil) | Places | Visit Bratislava · Čumil (sculpture) - Wikipedia · Čumil (socha) - Wikipedia · checked 20 Oct 2026

Where

Panská 251/1, Bratislava

Website: visitbratislava.com/places/rubberneck-cum…
Phone: +421918573172

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Questions and answers

What are Čumil's opening hours in Bratislava?

Čumil is open 24 hours a day, every day of the week, so it can be seen at any time.

Where exactly is Čumil in Bratislava?

It stands in the pedestrian zone of the old town, where Laurinská, Panská and Rybárska streets meet, at Panská 251/1.

Who made the Čumil statue?

Sculptor Viktor Hulík made it, and it was unveiled in 1997.

Is Čumil a soldier?

No. Foreign media sometimes mistake it for a soldier, but the headgear is a rolled cap with a pom-pom, not a helmet.

What does the Čumil figure look like?

It shows a bronze man looking up from a manhole, with his arms folded.

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