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Zois Mansion (Slovene:Zoisova palača) is amansion inLjubljana, the capital ofSlovenia. It stands in theCenter District, at Breg, a street on the west (left) bank of theLjubljanica, betweenTeutonic Street (Križevniška ulica) to the north andZois Street (Zoisova cesta) to the south. The mansion served as residence of BaronSigmund Zois, a leading figure ofEnlightenment in theSlovene Lands of the Austrian monarchy and supporter of the revival ofSlovene culture andliterature.[1]
The mansion was built between 1765 and 1805, combining until 1770 four older buildings, and then in 1805 another one. The facade was redesigned in theneoclassicist style in 1798.[2] The monumental stone portal dates to 1589 and was made by the mansonAbondio di Donino for the building of the town warehouse. It was redesigned in the 18th century, except for the keystone that has been built into facade left of the main entrance.[3] It bears a relief of the coat of arms of the town that has also been ascribed to Donino.[4] Right of the main entrance, there is abronze bust ofSigmund Zois from 1993, work by the sculptorMirsad Begić. In the mansion's yard stands an old fountain. Zois's tombstone is etched into the wall facing the yard.[3]
Between the 1780s and the first decade of the 19th century, the mansion was used as the venue of the Slovene intellectual elite, which included the playwright and historianAnton Tomaž Linhart, poet and journalistValentin Vodnik, philologistsJurij Japelj andBlaž Kumerdej, and linguistJernej Kopitar.
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