Ljubljana Hippodrome

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Ljubljana Hippodrome (Slovene: Hipodrom Ljubljana) or Stožice Hippodrome (Slovene: Hipodrom Stožice), a horse racecourse stadium in the capital of Slovenia, is the main sport venue of this kind in the country. It is only 3 kilometres north from the center of Ljubljana. It was built in 1957. It is the seat of 'Horse Club Ljubljana'.

Events

In 1996, Pope John Paul II had Mass in front of 150,000 people, which is the biggest crowd in Slovenia ever.
On August 8, 1997 American pop-star Michael Jackson planned to perform here a concert as part of his HIStory World Tour. The concert was cancelled due to low ticket sales.
In 2009, The Killers performed in the Hippodrome in front of 30,000 people, as a part of their Day & Age Tour.
In 2009, Madonna was scheduled to have a Sticky & Sweet Tour concert, but it was cancelled. According to Slovenian media only 7,000 out of 63,000 tickets were sold.^[1]^[2]

References

Sources

http://www.hipodrom-lj.si/index.php?klik=-oklubu (in Slovene)

46°05′08″N 14°31′31″E / 46.085644°N 14.525246°E / 46.085644; 14.525246

Urban Municipality of Ljubljana

Administrative seat

Ljubljana

Districts

Economy and transport

Landmarks

Bridges	Butchers' Bridge Cobblers' Bridge Črnuče Bridge Dragon Bridge Fabiani Bridge Fužine Bridge Grain Bridge Hradecky Bridge Jek Bridge Kavšek Bridge Ljubljanica Sluice Gate Prule Bridge Rooster Bridge St. James's Bridge St. Peter's Bridge Triple Bridge
Monuments, memorials and fountains	General Maister Monument (Brdar) Monument to the Victims of All Wars Prešeren Monument Robba Fountain Tomb of National Heroes Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship Vodnik Monument
Palaces and houses	Casino Building Cekin Mansion Central Pharmacy Courthouse Crystal Palace Government Building and President's Office Grand Hotel Union Gruber Mansion Kresija Building Ljubljana Castle Mladika Complex National Assembly Building Nebotičnik Philip Mansion Selo Mansion Souvan House Stična Mansion Tivoli Castle Town Hall Zois Mansion
Churches and places of worship	Franciscan Church Ljubljana Mosque St. Bartholomew's Church St. Florian's Church St. James's Church Ljubljana Cathedral St. Peter's Church St. Rosalia's Church (former) Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church Ursuline Church Visitation of Mary Church
Cemeteries	Navje Memorial Park Žale

Parks, ponds, squares, and streets

Parks	Argentina Park Navje Memorial Park Tivoli Park
Ponds	Koseze Pond Tivoli Pond
Squares	Congress Square Prešeren Square Republic Square Town Square Vodnik Square
Streets	Čop Street

Protected areas

Landscape parks	Ljubljana Marsh Tivoli–Rožnik–Šiška Hill Landscape Park
Nature reserves	Mostec
Natural monuments	Castle Hill Little Rožnik Pod Turnom
Designed nature monuments	Tivoli City Park Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship

Hills and valleys

Culture, science, and education

Sports

Events	Ljubljana Marathon
Clubs	ACH Volley HK Olimpija KD Ilirija KD Slovan KK Cedevita Olimpija KK Olimpija KK Parklji ŽKD Ježica Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club ND Ilirija 1911 ND Slovan NK Bravo NK IB 1975 Ljubljana NK Krim NK Olimpija Ljubljana NK Svoboda Ljubljana NK Šmartno RD Slovan RK Krim RK Ljubljana RK Olimpija ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana
Venues	Bežigrad Stadium Tivoli Hall Kodeljevo Sports Park Ljubljana Hippodrome Stožice Sports Park (Stožice Stadium Arena Stožice) Tacen Whitewater Course Šiška Sports Park