National Assembly Building of Slovenia
National Assembly Building | |
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Zgradba Državnega zbora (Slovene) | |
General information | |
Location | Ljubljana |
Country | Slovenia |
Construction started | 1954 |
Completed | 1959 |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 2,200 m² (24,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Vinko Glanz |
The National Assembly Building (Slovene: Zgradba Državnega zbora, also Stavba Državnega zbora) in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is a modernist palace housing the legislature of Slovenia.[1] Built between 1954 and 1959 by the architect Vinko Glanz, it is a three-storey building with an area of 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft).[2] It is located on the Republic Square in the center of Ljubljana.[3] Despite its name, the building houses both the National Assembly (lower house) and the National Council (upper house) of the legislature. The building is an officially protected monument, led in records as the People's Assembly Building of the Republic of Slovenia (Skupščina Republike Slovenije,[4] It was opened on 19 February 1959 as the Palace of the People's Assembly (Palača Ljudske skupščine), because it was built in the time when the Socialist Republic of Slovenia had a People's Assembly.[5] It is also colloquially referred to as the Parliament (Parlament).[1]
Architecture
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Incidents
On 18 May 2010, the front façade of the building, made of rare green tonalite, was severely damaged by students who threw granite rocks removed from a nearby pavement at the building's main entrance. The incident happened during a large student protest against the proposed law on the introduction of mini jobs that would curb student work and changes to scholarship policy.[6]
Alternative
The Cathedral of Freedom was an unrealised project of the Slovenian Parliament building, designed by the architect Jože Plečnik in the late 1940s. It continues to enjoy considerable awareness among Slovenes. Periodic public interest in the construction of the Cathedral of Freedom has so far failed to result in any action.
References
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External links
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- Slovene Parliament building. Virtual panoramas. Burger.si. Accessed 28 February 2011.
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