Court House Palace, Renaissance Revival courthouse in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The Court House Palace is a Renaissance Revival courthouse in central Ljubljana. It displays symmetrical facades with classical cornices and regularly spaced rectangular windows that give the structure a formal and dignified appearance.
The palace was built after the 1895 Ljubljana earthquake, which damaged or destroyed the city's scattered judicial buildings. Construction of the two-storey building began in 1898 or 1899 under the direction of the Vienna architect Anton von Spindler, and the main building was in use by 1902. From 1947 to 1953 it was enlarged by one storey and its facade was altered in a Neoclassical style to plans by Josip Costaperaria.
The Slovene name Sodna palača literally means "court palace". In the late 1940s the building hosted the show trials against opponents of the Titoist regime, including the Rožman trial in 1945, the Nagode trial in 1946 and the Dachau trials in 1947.
The building sits on Tavčarjeva ulica in the downtown area and is easily accessible on foot. Keep in mind that it functions as an active courthouse, so access to certain areas may be restricted.
In the late 1940s the building hosted the show trials against opponents of the Titoist regime, including the Rožman trial of 1945, the Nagode trial of 1946 and the Dachau trials of 1947. A police station now occupies the rear wing on Trdinova ulica.
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