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Zois Mansion ( sl, Zoisova palača) is a
mansion in
Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...
, the capital of
Slovenia
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. It stands in the
Center District, at Breg, a street on the west (left) bank of the
Ljubljanica
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, between
Teutonic Street () to the north and
Zois Street () to the south. The mansion served as residence of Baron
Sigmund Zois
Sigmund Zois Freiherr von Edelstein, usually referred as Sigmund Zois ( sl, Žiga Zois, formerly Slovenized as ''Cojs'' or ''Cojz''; ) (23 November 1747 – 10 November 1819) was a Carniolan nobleman, natural scientist and patron of the arts. He ...
, a leading figure of
Enlightenment in the
Slovene Lands
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of the Austrian monarchy and supporter of the revival of
Slovene culture
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Dance
Ballet
Pi ...
and
literature
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.
The mansion was built between 1765 and 1805, combining until 1770 four older buildings, and then in 1805 another one. The facade was redesigned in the
neoclassicist style in 1798. The monumental stone portal dates to 1589 and was made by the manson
Abondio di Donino for the building of the town warehouse. It was redesigned in the 18th century, except for the keystone that has been built into facade left of the main entrance.
It bears a relief of the coat of arms of the town that has also been ascribed to Donino.
Right of the main entrance, there is a
bronze bust of
Sigmund Zois
Sigmund Zois Freiherr von Edelstein, usually referred as Sigmund Zois ( sl, Žiga Zois, formerly Slovenized as ''Cojs'' or ''Cojz''; ) (23 November 1747 – 10 November 1819) was a Carniolan nobleman, natural scientist and patron of the arts. He ...
from 1993, work by the sculptor
Mirsad Begić. In the mansion's yard stands an old fountain. Zois's tombstone is etched into the wall facing the yard.
Between the 1780s and the first decade of the 19th century, the mansion was used as the venue of the Slovene intellectual elite, which included the playwright and historian
Anton Tomaž Linhart
Anton Tomaž Linhart (December 11, 1756 – July 14, 1795) was a Carniolan playwright and historian, best known as the author of the first comedy and theatrical play in general in Slovene, ''Županova Micka'' (Micka, the Mayor's Daughter). He ...
, poet and journalist
Valentin Vodnik
Valentin Vodnik (3 February 1758 – 8 January 1819) was a Carniolan priest, journalist and poet of Slovene descent. He was active in the late Enlightenment period. He is well known for his contributions in writing materials that lifted the p ...
, philologists
Jurij Japelj
Jurij Japelj, also known in German as Georg Japel, (11 April 1744 – 11 October 1807) was a Slovene Jesuit priest, translator, and philologist. He was part of the Zois circle, a group of Carniolan scholars and intellectuals that were instrumental ...
and
Blaž Kumerdej Blaž may refer to:
* Blaž (given name), a masculine given name
* Blaž, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated ...
, and linguist
Jernej Kopitar
Jernej Kopitar, also known as Bartholomeus Kopitar (21 August 1780 – 11 August 1844), was a Slovene linguist and philologist working in Vienna. He also worked as the Imperial censor for Slovene literature in Vienna. He is perhaps best known ...
.
See also
*
Brdo pri Kranju
Brdo Castle near Kranj ( sl, grad Brdo pri Kranju, german: Egg bei Krainburg), usually simply Brdo Castle ( sl, grad Brdo), is an estate and a mansion in the Slovenian region of Upper Carniola west of the village of Predoslje, City Municipality ...
References
External links
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Houses completed in 1805
Mansions in Ljubljana
Center District, Ljubljana