Kazina Palace, Neoclassical monument in Congress Square, Slovenia.

Kazina Palace is a Neoclassical building at Congress Square 1, on the northern side of Zvezda Park in Ljubljana. Its entrance is marked by a large balcony on Doric columns, and the facade carries Ionic pilasters and semicircular windows in the German-Austrian Rundbogen style. The richly decorated first-floor hall is among the city's best-known interiors; the ground floor held a café with billiards.

The building was constructed in 1837 by the Casino Society as a gathering place for Ljubljana's wealthy residents, offering rooms for reading and social gatherings. In the early 1900s, it underwent changes in function that shifted its role within the city.

The name kazina comes from an old Slovene word for a building used for social meetings and entertainment. The Casino Society's 1834 rules put higher education first, then news of political and literary events, then entertainment among respectable people. In the ground floor café with billiards the wider public mixed; the first floor was reserved for members, with a 400-seat hall.

The palace sits centrally on Congress Square and is easily accessible on foot from all sides of the plaza. Keep in mind that parts of the building house institutional offices, so not all areas are open to the public.

The palace was the setting for a famous meeting between poet France Prešeren and his muse during a dance event, an encounter that shapes the romantic history of the location. This personal episode connects the building to an important chapter in Slovenian literature.