France Preseren statue

Proud statue.......

This quite large stone and bronze statue is located in the square of the same name, which is dedicated to a famous Slovenian poet.

Poet statue in Preseren square.

Trying to get a photo of any statue with no people in it is hard at the best of times when in Europe. There was constantly a lot of people around this statue. Its located in Preseren square which is ...

Slovene National Poet

This monument is in honour of the Slovene national poet France Prešeren. The monument features a larger than life sized sculpture of the poet. He is depicted dressed in the outfit of the period and ho...

Another Juliet

Sándor Petőfi's muse and wife, Júlia Szendrey, is well known among Hungarians who love literature. Another Hungarian poet, Bálint Balassi, was also on fire for a Julia, just like Preseren. Julias was ...

Prešernov spomenik: The author of the words of the Slovenian anthem

Original Text

Prešernov trg is located opposite the historic center of the city on the banks of the river Ljubljanica, just across the Triple Bridge. The current appearance of this urbanist "five" almost ...