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 (a former sugar factory) and Vraz Square (Vrazov trg) in the Center District, east of the Ljubljana old town, a bit downstream of Ambrož 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 difficulty from 1940 [5] until 1943 [1]: 184 by the constructor Matko Curk. [5] Since July 2009, it has been protected as a monument of national significance, along with other major works by Plečnik. [6] Since August 2021, the Ljubljanica Sluice Gate has been inscribed as part of Plečnik's legacy on the UNESCO World Heritage List. [7]
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.
- ^ "Plečnik's works added to the UNESCO World Heritage List". Government of Slovenia. 2 August 2021.
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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 (a former sugar factory) and Vraz Square (Vrazov trg) in the Center District, east of the Ljubljana old town, a bit downstream of Ambrož 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 difficulty from 1940 [5] until 1943 [1]: 184 by the constructor Matko Curk. [5] Since July 2009, it has been protected as a monument of national significance, along with other major works by Plečnik. [6] Since August 2021, the Ljubljanica Sluice Gate has been inscribed as part of Plečnik's legacy on the UNESCO World Heritage List. [7]
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.
- ^ "Plečnik's works added to the UNESCO World Heritage List". Government of Slovenia. 2 August 2021.
External links
-
Media related to
Ljubljanica Sluice Gate at Wikimedia Commons
46°3′1.2″N 14°31′5.3″E / 46.050333°N 14.518139°E
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- Jože Plečnik buildings
- Bridges over the Ljubljanica
- Center District, Ljubljana
- Triumphal arches
- Arch bridges in Slovenia
- 20th-century architecture in Slovenia
- European bridge (structure) stubs
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