The Ljubljana Central Pharmacy (), or shortly the Central Pharmacy (), is one of the most prominent buildings at

Prešeren Square Prešeren Square ( sl, Prešernov trg) is the central square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is part of the old town's pedestrian zone and a major meeting point where festivals (like the annual Ljubljana Dragon Carnival), concerts, sports ...

(), the central square of the

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

n capital of

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

. It is also known as Mayer Palace ( sl, Mayerjeva palača) or . It houses the city's central pharmacy. The

Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...

building is located between

Trubar Street Trubar may refer to: *Trubar, Bihać, a village in Bihać municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina *Trubar massacre, a civilian massacre committed by Chetniks on 27 July 1941 *Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primus Truber () (1508 – 28 June 1586) ...

() and the Petkovšek Embankment (). It was designed in 1896–97 by Ferdinand Hauser and was built before the end of the century by Gustav Tönnies, whereas the façade was carried out by Filip Supančič. Until World War II, the building also housed a cafe named the Prešeren Cafe () after the poet

France Prešeren France Prešeren () (2 or 3 December 1800 – 8 February 1849) was a 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet whose poems have been translated into many languages.

(1800–1849).

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* Mansions in Ljubljana Renaissance Revival architecture in Ljubljana Center District, Ljubljana Houses completed in the 19th century {{Palace-stub