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 (a former sugar factory) and (Vrazov trg) in the Center District, east of the Ljubljana old town, a bit downstream of (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 difficulty from 1940^[5] until 1943^[1]^: 184 by the constructor .^[5] Since July 2009, it has been protected as a monument of national significance, along with other major works by Plečnik.^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b G. Rowe, Peter (1999). "5. Representation and Constitution of Spatial Meanings". Civic Realism. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262681056.
^ "Plečnik Sluice Gates". Galeria Sloveniana. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
^ "Zapornica na Ljubljanici" [Ljubljanica Sluice Gate]. Geopedia.si: Znamenitosti Ljubljane. Municipality of Ljubljana; Synergise, d. o. o. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b Burger, Boštjan. "Sluice gates on the Ljubljanica river". Virtual Museum of Jože Plečnik (in Slovenian and English). Retrieved 2008-03-23.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Ljubljana - Vodna zapornica". Registry of Immobile Cultural Heritage. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2015-10-07.

External links[]

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

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[Rowe1999-1] 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.

[Burger-4] Burger, Boštjan. "Sluice gates on the Ljubljanica river". Virtual Museum of Jože Plečnik (in Slovenian and English). Retrieved 2008-03-23.

[Kobilica1999-5] 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.

[6] "Ljubljana - Vodna zapornica". Registry of Immobile Cultural Heritage. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2015-10-07.

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