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Blaž Marolt, Aljoša Burger, Matija Pogoreuc

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About LjubljanaGeneral Information

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Capital city of Slovenia Population: 280,000 Named after the river Ljubljanica Symbol: The Ljubljana Dragon

Coat of arms of Ljubljana

15 museums, 41 art galleries, 11 theatres and 4 professional orchestras

Slovenia's first philharmonic academy (1701)

Cankarjev hall

Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre

The Slovenian Museum of Natural History

Slovene National Theatre (Drama)

The University of Ljubljana (1919)

National University Library of Slovenia (NUK) (1,169,090 books)

Named after France PrešerenA statue of Prešeren

with a muse

Saint Nicholas’ CathedralBurnt down in 1361Decorated by many artists

Fransciscan ChurchOne of the most visited churchesBuilt between 1646 and 1660

Tromostovje Three bridges crossing Ljubljanica Designed by Jože Plečnik

Dragon BridgeBuilt in 190020 dragon statues

Built between 1954-1959Designed by Jože Plečnik

Sources http://www.visitljubljana.si/ (25.1.2012) http://www.ljubljana.si/en/municipality/ (25.1.2012) http://www.slovenia.info/?lng=1 (25.1.2012) Enciklpedija Slovenije, Mladinska knjiga, 1991

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