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In the mid-18th century, when Lamberg Castle was erected by Count [[Leopold Karl Lamberg]], the mansion stood in a Ljubljana suburb. The architect [[Johann Georg Schmidt]] built it in [[established::1725]]–1752 without high ambitions, as it was designed merely for dancing parties. Its later name [[Cekin Castle|Cekin]] derives from a deformation of a family name Szögeny, who was later an owner. The mansion had several eminent residents: Italian viceroy Eugen Beauharnais in 1813, the poet [[France Prešeren]] was a domestic teacher in 1818–1819, and family Kozler as last owners before the nationalisation after the Second World War. | In the mid-18th century, when Lamberg Castle was erected by Count [[Leopold Karl Lamberg]], the mansion stood in a Ljubljana suburb. The architect [[Johann Georg Schmidt]] built it in [[established::1725]]–1752 without high ambitions, as it was designed merely for dancing parties. Its later name [[Cekin Castle|Cekin]] derives from a deformation of a family name Szögeny, who was later an owner. The mansion had several eminent residents: Italian viceroy Eugen Beauharnais in 1813, the poet [[France Prešeren]] was a domestic teacher in 1818–1819, and family Kozler as last owners before the nationalisation after the Second World War. | ||
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The two-storey late Baroque mansion has a central projection and behind it an entrance hall on the ground floor and the Knights' Hall on the first floor, which used to be a dancing hall. The Knights' Hall has Baroque paintings on walls and a ceiling in Illusionistic style and two decorative stoves. The main staircase is at its backside. It is declared a cultural monument of state importance. | The two-storey late Baroque mansion has a central projection and behind it an entrance hall on the ground floor and the Knights' Hall on the first floor, which used to be a dancing hall. The Knights' Hall has Baroque paintings on walls and a ceiling in Illusionistic style and two decorative stoves. The main staircase is at its backside. It is declared a cultural monument of state importance. | ||
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+ | ==National Museum of Contemporary History== | ||
+ | The building was transformed into a museum by the plans of [[Edo Mihevc]] in 1952, who inserted a mezzanine above the ground floor. In 1992 the mansion was rearranged again by architect [[Jurij Kobe]], when the attic was converted into a warehouse, and an elevator out of steel and glass was added at the backside. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[National Museum of Contemporary History]] | ||
+ | *[[Tivoli Mansion]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
+ | * [http://www.muzej-nz.si/ National Museum of Contemporary History website] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Castles]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Monuments and sites]] |
Revision as of 11:35, 24 March 2014
The two-storey late Baroque mansion has a central projection and behind it an entrance hall on the ground floor and the Knights' Hall on the first floor, which used to be a dancing hall. The Knights' Hall has Baroque paintings on walls and a ceiling in Illusionistic style and two decorative stoves. The main staircase is at its backside. It is declared a cultural monument of state importance.
National Museum of Contemporary History
The building was transformed into a museum by the plans of Edo Mihevc in 1952, who inserted a mezzanine above the ground floor. In 1992 the mansion was rearranged again by architect Jurij Kobe, when the attic was converted into a warehouse, and an elevator out of steel and glass was added at the backside.