The Casino Building
( sl, Kazina) is a
Neoclassical building in
the city centre 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 are ...
, the capital of Slovenia. It stands in the northwestern corner of
Congress Square
Congress Square ( sl, Kongresni trg) is one of the central squares in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
History
The square was built in 1821 at the site of the ruins of a medieval Capuchin monastery, which had been abolished during the reign ...
next to the crossroad of
Slovene Street () and
Šubic Street (). In the past, it was the meeting place of Ljubljana's higher social classes. Today the Casino Building houses several institutions, including the
Institute of Modern History, the
Archives of Slovenia, the
France Marolt Academic Folklore Society
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The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called Ameri ...
, and the
Tone Tomšič Academic Choir.
History
The Casino Building was built in 1837 at the initiative of the
Casino Society
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(), Ljubljana high society's
social club. The Casino Building was a meeting place with a well-stocked reading room, and was the venue for numerous social events.
It was the venue of a dance where the Slovene 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. was meeting his
muse
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,
Julija Primic
Julija () or Jūlija is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Julija Beniuseviciute (1845–1921), Lithuanian/Samogitian writer (pen name Žemaitė)
*Julija Matej (born 1925), Serbian athlete
*Julija Portjanko (born 1983), ...
.
By the turn of the century, the restaurant had become a meeting place for the German community in the city, thus it was named the German Casino (german: Deutsches Casino).
References
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Mansions in Ljubljana
Neoclassical architecture in Ljubljana
Center District, Ljubljana
Houses completed in 1837