Renovated Tivoli cultural hotspot to open this summer

The name "Švicarija" comes from a summer house in the Swiss style that was built on the site in the mid-19th century by order of Czech field marshal Josef Radetzky, the master of the nearby Tivoli Catle.

In the early 20th century, the name transferred to the newly built Swiss-style hotel, designed by Slovenian architect Ciril Metod Koch, since the summer house was subsequently demolished.

According to conservator Tatjana Adamič, Švicarija was a hotel until 1930. Three years later, Russian immigrants moved in and after WWII, artists and other residents took over.

Švicarija has always been home to culture, Adamič told the STA. One of Slovenia's foremost authors, Ivan Cankar (1876-1918) lived there for a while and sculptor Ivan Zajec (1869-1952), the author of the Prešeren statue in the Ljubljana city centre, had his studio there before WWI.

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