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 Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. It is also known as Mayer Palace ( sl, Mayerjeva palača) or . It houses the city's central pharmacy. The Neo-Renaissance building is located between

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() and the Petkovšek Embankment (). It was designed in 1896–97 by

Ferdinand Hauser Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...

and was built before the end of the century by

Gustav Tönnies Gustav Johann Ludvik Tönnies (January 16, 1814 – November 12, 1886) was a Swedish and Austro-Hungarian carpenter, architect and industrialist, who lived most of his life in Ljubljana. During the period of the great social and economic change i ...

, whereas the façade was carried out by

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. Until World War II, the building also housed a cafe named the Prešeren Cafe () after the poet France Prešeren (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