The vaults of Slovakia's Love Bank are covered in the 2 900 verses of a
romantic poem and each deposit box is filled with keepsakes, such as
wedding rings, World War II letters and even ticket stubs from the first
movie that couples in love saw together.
The exhibition in Banska Stiavnica is housed in the cellar of the
inspiration for the 1846 poem Marina – whose parents married her off to
another man rather than letting her wed poor student and poet Andrej
Sladkovic.
"I think the story is great when love, no matter the hurdles, lasted
forever," said Eliska Galisova, who was yet to choose what trinket her and
boyfriend Matus Rezny would leave for all-time.
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