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Slovenia, a country in southeastern Europe, is a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia. Largest city and capital is Ljubljana, the cultural, educational, economic, political, and administrative center of independent Slovenia since 1991.
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Slovenia, a country in southeastern Europe, is bordered by Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Italy. The former constituent republic of Yugoslavia is almost landlocked; it has only a short (46 km) coastline at the Adriatic Sea between Italy and Croatia With an area of 20,273 km² Slovenia landscape offers a small coastal strip in south west, and an alpine mountain region with the Julian Alps, a mountain range that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, within the Julian Alps lies the country's highest mountain the Triglav at 2,864 m. In the north there are the Karawanks, a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia and Austria. Almost 63% of Slovenia is forested area. The country has a population of just over 2 million people. Largest city and capital is Ljubljana with about 280,000 residents (in 2016). Spoken languages are Slovenian (official; 91%) and Serbo-Croatian (4.5%). The major religion is Christianity (about 60%)
Prešeren Square is the central square in Ljubljana, part of the old town's pedestrian zone. Lying in front of the medieval town's entrance, the square is a funnel-shaped hub of streets that run from it into different directions Town Hall Cathedral Dragon bridge Star park Preseren Square
Cathedral Town Hall Preseren Square
At the eastern side of the square, a bronze statue of the Slovene national poet France Prešeren with a muse was erected in front of the Central Pharmacy in 1905
The sculpture, designed by Ivan Zajec, stands on a pedestal designed by the architect Max Fabiani
France Prešeren (1800 –1849) was a Romantic Slovene poet, best known as the poet who has inspired virtually all later Slovene literature and has been generally acknowledged as the greatest Slovene classical author. There are two bronze reliefs on the lower part of the pedestal, depicting scenes from Prešeren's Poems
Relief by Ivan Zajec on the pedestal of the Prešeren Monument, scene from the poem Fisherman
Farewell, relief by Ivan Zajec on the pedestal of the Prešeren Monument: Baptism on the Savica
Later, three birches were planted behind Prešeren Monument, indicating the energy centre of Ljubljana
The statue that stands on a pedestal includes a sculpture of the poet, facing the window where his adored Julija Primic used to live, and a sculpture of muse above him sitting on a rock and holding a laurel wreath in her hand
Poplars were added in the 1930s next to the Triple Bridge. In June 1991, Prešeren Square and the Prešeren Monument were declared a cultural monument of national significance
Bust of Julia Primic Julia Primic was the muse of Slovenian Romantic poet Preseren. He loved her but that love was never returned. Her gaze in this sculpture looks across to the statue of Preseren
Prešeren Square is a major meeting point, where festivals, Ljubljana carnival, concerts, sports, political, and protest events take place
To the south, across the Triple Bridge, Prešeren Square is connected to Stritar Street which leads through a symbolic town gate formed by the Kresija Palace and Philip Mansion towards the city's town hall at the foothills of the Castle Hill
The Triple Bridge is a group of three bridges across the Ljubljanica River whitch connects the Ljubljana's historical, medieval, town on one bank, and the modern city of Ljubljana on the other
Since 2007, all the three bridges have been part of the Ljubljana pedestrian-only zone
A model of the bridge is displayed at Mini-Europe in Brussels
Kresija Palace and Philip Mansion Kresija Palace
Marko Gerbec and Adam Bohorič The Kresija Palace
Prešeren Square gained its current appearance in the 17th century, when the baroque-style Franciscan Church of the Annunciation was built and was first known as St. Mary's Square after the church
The bronze statue of the Slovene national poet France Prešeren in Prešeren Square
Built between 1646 and 1660 (the bell towers following later), the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation replaced an older church on the same site
Next to the church is a Franciscan Monastery dating from the 13th century. The monastery is notable for its library, containing more than 70,000 books, including many incunabulae and medieval manuscripts
Frisch house built in 1896-1897 has late historic facade supplemented with secession elements
The Hauptmann House, built in 1873 and Frisch house built in 1896-1897
Ljubljana’s romance with Art Nouveau, locally called Sesesija, began after an earthquake devastated the city in 1895
The Urbanc house and The Central Pharmacy (behind the Prešeren Monument)
The Galerija Emporium, a large fashion store stocking major international fashion brands, is housed in a renovated Art Nouveau palace, once home to Ljubljana's first department store, opened in 1903
The department store Urbanc house (Emporium Gallery), first major magazine of Ljubljana
Urbanc house (Emporium Gallery) The building's entrance is enhanced by a semicircular canopy in the shape of a flat open, fan-like petal cluster made from glass and wrought iron. On top of the building, above the front façade, there is a neo-Baroque statue of Mercury, the god of commerce and protector of merchants
Largest city and capital Ljubljana has about 280,000 residents (in 2016). Ljubljana has been the cultural, educational, economic, political, and administrative center of independent Slovenia since 1991
Text: Internet Pictures: Internet Sanda Foişoreanu Gabriela Cristescu All copyrights belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu https://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2017 Sound: France Preseren - O, Vrba(The concierge)- MelitaOsojnik; VladoKreslin
