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Ljubljana in 1910. 1911 – Theatre built on Erjavec Street . 1918 City becomes part of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. [2] National Gallery of Slovenia founded. [2] St. Peter's Bridge rebuilt. 1919 University of Ljubljana [4] and Ljubljana Music Conservatory founded. Ljubljana National Drama Theatre in use.
Ljubljana is located some 320 km (200 mi) south of Munich, 477 km (296 mi) east of Zürich, 250 km (160 mi) east of Venice, 350 km (220 mi) southwest of Vienna, 124 km (77 mi) west of Zagreb and 400 km (250 mi) southwest of Budapest. [80] Ljubljana has grown considerably since the 1970s, mainly by merging with nearby settlements. [81]
Interior of St. George's Chapel. The first Ljubljana Castle is believed to have been a wooden and stone fortification built in the 11th century. [1] The oldest written mention of Ljubljana Castle is inscribed on a parchment sheet Nomina defunctorum (names of the dead), which is kept by the Udine Cathedral Archive and most probably dates to the second half of 1161.
Several important buildings face the square. Among them, there is the early Baroque Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity, the Casino Building, one of the few Neoclassical buildings remaining in Ljubljana after the earthquake of 1895, the Slovenian Philharmonic building, and the rectorate of the University of Ljubljana, formerly the seat of the Provincial Diet of the Duchy of Carniola.
The architecture of Slovenia has a long, rich and diverse history. Modern architecture in Slovenia was introduced by Max Fabiani, and in the mid-war period, Jože Plečnik and Ivan Vurnik. [1] In the second half of the 20th century, the national and universal style were merged by the architects Edvard Ravnikar and Marko Mušič.
The National Museum of Slovenia (Slovene: Narodni muzej Slovenije) is located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is located in the Center district of the city near Tivoli City Park . Along with the Slovenian Museum of Natural History , located in the same building, the National Museum of Slovenia is the country's oldest scientific and ...
The Triple Bridge (Slovene: Tromostovje, in older sources also Tromostje [1] [2]) comprises three bridges spanning the Ljubljanica River in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It connects the historical medieval town on the southeastern bank with the central Prešeren Square on the northwestern bank. Dating back to the 13th century, it stands ...
The Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship (Slovene: Pot spominov in tovarištva, initialsPST), also referred to as the Trail Along the Wire (Pot ob žici), the Trail Around Ljubljana (Pot okoli Ljubljane), or the Green Ring (Zeleni prstan), is a gravel-paved recreational and memorial walkway almost 33 km (21 mi) long and 4 m (13 ft) wide around ...