Town Square () is a major square in
Ljubljana
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, the capital of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
Ljubljana Town Hall
Ljubljana Town Hall (, also known as or simply or ) is the town hall in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is the seat of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located at Town Square in the city centre close to Ljubljana Cathedral.
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is located at the square. In front of Town Hall stands a copy of the
Robba Fountain. Near the square, at
Cyril and Methodius Square, stands
Ljubljana Cathedral
Ljubljana Cathedral (), officially named Saint Nicholas's Church (, unofficially also ), also named Saint Nicholas's Cathedral (), the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, or simply the Cathedral (), is a cathedral in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. ...
. Opposite Town Hall is the Krisper House, where
Julija Primic, the inspiration of the Slovene Romantic poet
France Prešeren
France Prešeren () (3 December 1800 – 8 February 1849) was a 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet whose poems have been translated into many languages. , was born in 1816. The composer
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic music, Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and ...
lived in the house from 1881 to 1882, when he worked as a conductor at the
Carniolan Provincial Theatre at
Congress Square
Congress Square () is one of the central squares in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. In the late 1930s, the square was renovated by the prominent Slovene architect Jože Plečnik. Since August 2021, it has been inscribed as part of Plečnik ...
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Squares in Ljubljana
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