Republic Square (Ljubljana)

Republic Square or Square of the Republic (Slovene: Trg republike), at first named Revolution Square, is the largest square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.^[1] It was designed in the second half of the 20th century by Edvard Ravnikar.^[1] Independence of Slovenia was declared here on 26 June 1991.^[1] The National Assembly Building stands at its northern side and Cankar Hall at the southern side.^[1] In the 2010s the square was converted from a parking space to a pedestrian space.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bartulovič, Alenka. "Trg republike" [Republic Square]. In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2012.

External links

Virtual panorama of Republic Square. Burger.si.

46°3′2.69″N 14°30′1.28″E / 46.0507472°N 14.5003556°E / 46.0507472; 14.5003556

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[DEDITR-1] Bartulovič, Alenka. "Trg republike" [Republic Square]. In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2012.

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