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[[Image:CankarjevDom-Ljubljana.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Cankar Hall]] |
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'''Cankar Hall''' ({{lang-sl|Cankarjev dom}}) is a cultural and congress center in [[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]]. It stands on the central [[Republic Square]], opposite the [[Parliament of Slovenia]]. |
'''Cankar Hall''' ({{lang-sl|Cankarjev dom}}) is a cultural and congress center in [[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]]. It stands on the central [[Republic Square, Ljubljana|Republic Square]], opposite the [[Parliament of Slovenia]]. |
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It is named after the writer [[Ivan Cankar]]. The building was designed by the architect [[Edvard Ravnikar]] and was built between |
It is named after the writer [[Ivan Cankar]]. The building was designed by the architect [[Edvard Ravnikar]] and was built between 1977 and 1982. Construction was funded entirely by the [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia]]. The center has four halls named after [[Slovenes|Slovene]] artists - the Gallus Hall (named after the Baroque composer [[Jacobus Gallus]]), the Linhart Hall (named after Enlightenment erudite and playwright [[Anton Tomaž Linhart]]), the Kosovel Hall (named after the modernist poet [[Srečko Kosovel]]) and the Štih Hall (named after literary critic [[Bojan Štih]]). |
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The Cankar Hall has a large foyer in which events are held (artistic performances, dances, book fairs, etc.). In front of the building stands a statue of Ivan Cankar, designed in 1982 by the sculptor [[Slavko Tihec]]. |
The Cankar Hall has a large foyer in which events are held (artistic performances, dances, book fairs, etc.). In front of the building stands a statue of Ivan Cankar, designed in 1982 by the sculptor [[Slavko Tihec]]. |
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Cankar Hall (Slovene: Cankarjev dom) is a cultural and congress center in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It stands on the central Republic Square, opposite the Parliament of Slovenia.
It is named after the writer Ivan Cankar. The building was designed by the architect Edvard Ravnikar and was built between 1977 and 1982. Construction was funded entirely by the Socialist Republic of Slovenia. The center has four halls named after Slovene artists - the Gallus Hall (named after the Baroque composer Jacobus Gallus), the Linhart Hall (named after Enlightenment erudite and playwright Anton Tomaž Linhart), the Kosovel Hall (named after the modernist poet Srečko Kosovel) and the Štih Hall (named after literary critic Bojan Štih).
The Cankar Hall has a large foyer in which events are held (artistic performances, dances, book fairs, etc.). In front of the building stands a statue of Ivan Cankar, designed in 1982 by the sculptor Slavko Tihec.
The ground floor of the Cankar Hall, like most of Republic Square, was owned by Roman Catholic Church until 1960, when it was nationalized by the state. During the building of the Cankar Hall, remains of the ancient Roman town of Emona were found. Most of them have been transferred to the National Museum of Slovenia, which stands on the opposite side of the square.