| Cankar Centre | |
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Cankarjev dom (in Slovene) | |
.jpg) 2012 concert of the Slovenian Armed Forces Orchestra in Gallus Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Republic Square, Ljubljana |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Construction started | 1977 |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Edvard Ravnikar |
The Cankar Centre[1][2][3] or Cankar Hall[4][5][6] (Slovene: Cankarjev dom) is the largest Slovenian convention, congress and culture center. The building was designed by the architect Edvard Ravnikar and was built at the southern edge of Republic Square in Ljubljana between 1977 and 1982. Construction was funded entirely by the Socialist Republic of Slovenia.
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