Selo Mansion
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Selo Mansion (Slovene: Dvorec Selo) is a mansion at (Zaloška cesta) west of the intersection with (Kajuhova ulica) in the former village of Selo in the Moste District of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.[1] It is a Late Baroque mansion, currently owned by the company GIVO Real. It houses the embassies of and , a private clinic, and an ethno club.
History[]
The mansion was built in 1760 and initially served as Jesuit College retreat from Trieste.[2] In 1762, it was bought by the tradesmen and , who arranged the largest cloth factory of the Austrian Empire in it. After the factory became unprofitable, it was closed in 1803. From 1820 until the end of Yugoslavia, it was used by the military. In 1994 the building was declared a historical monument of Slovenia.
Architecture[]
The mansion profoundly exemplifies the late Baroque influence evident on many stately homes and public buildings in Slovenia. The main entrance has a stone door casing with a spiral-shaped pediment.
References[]
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- ^ "1119: Ljubljana - Dvorec Selo" [1119: Ljubljana – Selo Mansion]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Castles on the web". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
Coordinates: 46°3′24″N 14°32′16.38″E / 46.05667°N 14.5378833°E
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