The bronze statue of a man sticking his head out of a manhole – known as Čumil or “Rubberneck”– is among the most beloved and photographed sights in Bratislava. Designed by Viktor Hulík in 1997, Čumil ...

Bratislava isn't on everyone's radar. ... Cumil came to be in 1997, some years after the fall of Communism, and added a touch of humor to much of the drab Soviet-era construction.

A popular spot for tourists in Bratislava, the sculpture of Čumil crawling out from a manhole at the corner of Panská Street and Rybárska Brána has been dismantled. As the local police discovered, ...