Ljubljanica Sluice Gate

The Ljubljanica Sluice Gate (Slovene: Zapornica na Ljubljanici) or the Partition (Pregrada)[1]:180–181 is a sluice gate and a triumphal arch on the Ljubljanica River in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.[2] It is located between Cukrarna (an abandoned sugar factory) and Vraz Square (Vrazov trg) in the Center District, to the east of the Ljubljana old town, a bit downstream of the Ambrose Square (Ambrožev trg).[3] It was designed in 1939 by the Slovene architect Jože Plečnik, who envisaged it as a monumental farewell to the Ljubljanica River on its exit from the Ljubljana city centre.[4] It was planned to be used as a footbridge as well.[4] The sluice gate was built with a lot of trouble from 1940[5] until 1943[1]:184 by the constructor Matko Curk.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 G. Rowe, Peter (1999). "5. Representation and Constitution of Spatial Meanings". Civic Realism. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262681056.
  2. ↑ "Plečnik sluice gates". Galeria Sloveniana. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  3. ↑ "Zapornica na Ljubljanici" [Ljubljanica Sluice Gate]. Geopedia.si: Znamenitosti Ljubljane. Municipality of Ljubljana; Synergise, d. o. o. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Burger, Boštjan. "Sluice gates on the Ljubljanica river". Virtual Museum of Jože Plečnik (in Slovene, English). Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kobilica, Katarina; Studen, Andrej (1999). Volja do dela je bogastvo: mikrozgodovinska študija o ljubljanskem stavbnem podjetniku Matku Curku (1885-1953) in njegovi družini [The Will to Work Is a Fortune: A Microhistorical Study About the Ljubljana Construction Businessman Matko Curk (1885–1953)]. Korenine (in Slovenian). Nova revija. p. 134. ISBN 961-6017-78-0.

Coordinates: 46°3′1.2″N 14°31′5.3″E / 46.050333°N 14.518139°E