Government Building and President's Office
Government Building and President's Office | |
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Vladna in predsedniška palača | |
Alternative names | Government Building, President's Office |
General information | |
Location | Center District, Ljubljana[1] |
Address | |
Country | Slovenia |
Current tenants | |
Construction started | 1886 |
Completed | 1899 |
Renovated | 1985, 2007[2] |
The Government Building and President's Office (Slovene: Vladna in predsedniška palača), also simply the Government Building (Vladna palača) or the President's Office (Predsedniška palača), is a building in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, that houses the Office of the President of Slovenia, the Secretary-General of the Government of Slovenia, and the Protocol of Slovenia.[1] It stands at the corner of Prešeren Street (Prešernova cesta), Erjavec Street (Erjavčeva cesta), and Gregorčič Street (Gregorčičeva ulica) in the Center District, next to the Cankar Centre.[3][1] It is used for state and ceremonial functions, as well as for receptions and meetings with visiting foreign dignitaries and heads of state.[4] Occasionally, exhibits take place there.[5][6]
History
The project documentation for the building was prepared by the engineer Rudolf Bauer based on work by the architect Emil von Förster.[7][8] The first excavations took place in October 1886; foundations were laid in spring 1897. The usage permit was issued on 11 November 1898.[7] The building was at first used as the headquarters of the provincial Carniolan authorities.[7] After World War II, it housed the Mayors of Ljubljana, the Constitutional Court and, since 1975, the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia.[7] Since 1993 it has housed the Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, the Office of the Prime Minister of Slovenia and the Secretary-General of the Government of Slovenia.[9][10] That year it was protected as a cultural monument.[11]
Architecture
The three-storey building was built in the
References
- ^ ISBN 86-341-2007-4. Archived from the originalon 2011-02-04.
- ^ (subscription required) Hajdinjak, Valentina (6 September 2007). "Odgovor: Nujna vzdrževalna dela, in ne lišpanje" [Reply: Pressing Maintenance Works and not Sprucing]. Finance.si (in Slovenian). Časnik Finance, d.o.o.
- ^ "Četrtna skupnost Center" [Center District] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Dan odprtih vrat Predsedniške palače sredi srede na Valu 202" [Doors Open Day of the Presidential Palace in the Middle of the Wednesday at Val 202]. RTV Slovenia. Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Najbolj fotogenični utrinki 20-letne Slovenije" [The Most Photogenic Moments of the 20-Year-Old Slovenia] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 4 January 2011.
- ^ "O sloART.si" [About sloART.si]. sloART.si (in Slovenian). Estoritve d. o. o.
- ^ a b c d (subscription required) "Vladna palača praznuje stoletnico" [The Government Palace Celebrates its 100th Anniversary]. Slovenian Press Agency. 11 November 1998.
- ^ a b c "Stavba deželne vlade – Predsedstvo Republike Slovenije" [The Building of the Provincial Government – The Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia]. Arhitekturni vodnik [Architectural Guide] (in Slovenian). Zavod Trajekt [Trajekt Institute]. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Predsedniška palača" [President's Office]. Predsednik Republike Slovenije [The President of the Republic of Slovenia] (in Slovenian). 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ ISSN 0023-4923.
- ^ a b "Ljubljana - Vladna palača" [Ljubljana: Government Palace]. Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Predsednik republike" [President of the Republic]. MMC RTV Slovenia (in Slovenian). 18 January 2006.
External links
- Media related to Government Building and President's Office at Wikimedia Commons
- Virtual Panorama. President of the Republic of Slovenia. Accessed 14 February 2012.