Prešeren Square

Prešeren Square

Prešeren Square ( _sl. Prešernov trg) is the central square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. A statue of the Slovene national poet France Prešeren with a muse stands in the centre of the square. The statue faces the window where Prešeren's "muse" used to live. There is a small statue on that building as well. On the north side stands the baroque-style Franciscan Church of the Annunciation. One of the main shopping streets in Ljubljana, Čop Street, leads northwest towards the Nama department store. On the south side, the Ljubljanica passes by and is traversed by the city's best-known bridge, Triple Bridge ("Tromostovje"), designed in 1929 by Jože Plečnik. The building of the Central Pharmacy is located to the east, while Wolf Street ("Wolfova ulica") leads towards Congress Square ("Kongresni trg") to the west.

The square and surroundings were closed to traffic on 1 September 2007.

Reproductions

* Mini-Europe, Brussels, a model in a proportion of 1:25 to the original.

See also

*Ivan Hribar
*Ljubljana earthquake


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