Prešeren Square
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Prešeren Square (Slovene: Prešernov trg) is the central square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. A statue of the Slovene national poet France Prešeren with a muse is situated in the centre of the square. Statue is faced torwards the window where Prešeren's muse used to live. There is a small statue on that building as well. On the north side stands the baroque-style Franciscan Church of the Annunciation. One of the main shopping streets in Ljubljana, the Čop Street, leads northwest towards the Nama emporium. On the south side, the Ljubljanica passes by and is traversed by the city's most famous bridge, Tromostovje (Three Bridges), designed in 1929 by Jože Plečnik. The building of the Central Pharmacy is located to the east, while Wolf Street (Wolfova ulica) leads towards the Congress Square (Kongresni trg) to the west. The square and surroundings were closed for traffic in September 1st 2007.
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