Grand Hotel Union

The Grand Hotel Union is a four star hotel in the city of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.

It is notable for having been Ljubljana's first modern hotel. For a few years after its construction, it was the city's largest building [ [http://www.ljubljana.si/en/accommodation/hotels/2102/podrobno.html www.ljubjana.si] ] . Its complex iron roof structure was considered to be a technological achievement at the time.

It was built between 1903 and 1905, during the administration of the mayor Ivan Hribar, who intensively sponsored urban reconstruction in Ljubljana after the 1895 earthquake that destroyed much of the town's old medieval structure. The hotel was designed by the architect Josip Vancaš. It is almost 100 metres long and it is entirely built in the Art Nouveau style, including the interiors.

Since completed in 1905, the hotel has been redecorated twice, but retains its original style.

In the ground floor of the hotel, there is a famous café, known as the Union café ("Unionska kavarna").

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