Government Building and President's Office
| Government Building and President's Office | |
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Vladna in predsedniška palača | |
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| Alternative names | Government Building, President's Office |
| General information | |
| Location | immediate vicinity of the Cankar Centre, Center District, Ljubljana[1] |
| Address | Prešeren Street 8 Erjavec Street 17 Gregorčič Street 20 |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Coordinates | 46°2′58.5″N 14°29′52.64″E / 46.049583°N 14.4979556°E |
| Current tenants | President of Slovenia Prime Minister of Slovenia Protocol of Slovenia Secretary-General of the Government of Slovenia |
| 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] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) or the President's Office ([Predsedniška palača] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), is a building in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, that houses the Office of the Prime Minister of Slovenia, 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] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), Erjavec Street ([Erjavčeva cesta] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), and Gregorčič Street ([Gregorčičeva ulica] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) 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 houses 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 Neo-Renaissance style and has an atrial ground plan.[11] There are two courtyards and the great hall,[8] called Crystal Hall, which is now used for receptions, but was originally a chapel.[9] The front façade, turned towards Prešeren Street, has three entrances. On the sides of the main entrance, which is in the middle, stand the allegorical statues of power and law, created by the Viennese architect Josef Beyer.[12] There are also two minor entrances at the front, one to each side of the main entrance. These entrances open to a busy city avenue and do not make an impression typical of a protocol building.[10] In addition, there are entrances from Erjavec Street and Gregorčič Street. The corners of the building are emphasised by towers.[8] The interior was decorated in the interwar period (20th century) by Gojmir Anton Kos with scenes from the history of Slovenia.
References
- ^ a b c Habič, Marko (1997). "Vladna palača - sedež vlade in predsednika Republike Slovenije". Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes. National Publishing House of Slovenia. Sinergise, d. o. o. ISBN 86-341-2007-4.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Dan odprtih vrat Predsedniške palače sredi srede na Valu 202". RTV Slovenia. Office of the President of the Republic of Slovenia. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "O sloART.si". sloART.si (in Slovenian). Estoritve d. o. o.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d (subscription required) "Vladna palača praznuje stoletnico". Slovenian Press Agency. 11 November 1998.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Stavba deželne vlade – Predsedstvo Republike Slovenije". Arhitekturni vodnik [Architectural Guide] (in Slovenian). Zavod Trajekt [Trajekt Institute]. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Predsedniška palača". Predsednik Republike Slovenije [The President of the Republic of Slovenia] (in Slovenian). 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Unetič, Ines (2009). "Protokolarni prostor v Ljubljani: Podoba protokolarnega prostora skozi čas, prostor in družbo". Kronika (in Slovenian and English). 57 (1): 106. ISSN 0023-4923.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Ljubljana - Vladna palača". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
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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.
