President calls for culture of dialogue on Culture Day
Ljubljana, 8 February - President Borut Pahor hosted the annual Culture Day event in Presidential Palace on Monday, receiving this year's Prešeren Prize and Prešeren Fund Prize recipients. Pahor called for culture of dialogue. Author Feri Lainšček, one of the laureates, meanwhile highlighted the role Slovenian culture played in the country's independence efforts.
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The monument to Romantic poet France Prešeren (1800-1849), the work of sculptor Ivan Zajec and architect Maks Fabiani, which was unveiled in 1905.
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President Borut Pahor hosts a reception upon Culture Day.
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President Borut Pahor (centre) hosts a reception upon Culture Day.
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Writer Feri Lainšček, one of the two Prešeren Prize winners, addressing a reception at the Presidential Palace upon Culture Day.
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Writer Feri Lainšček, one of the two Prešeren Prize winners, addressing a reception at the Presidential Palace upon Culture Day.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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President Borut Pahor addressing a reception upon Culture Day.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor hosts a reception upon Culture Day.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor hosts a reception upon Culture Day.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor hosts a reception upon Culture Day.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at the monument to poet France Prešeren (1800-1849), on the anniversary of whose death the Slovenians celebrate Culture Day.
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President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at the monument to poet France Prešeren (1800-1849), on the anniversary of whose death the Slovenians celebrate Culture Day.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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Writer Feri Lainšček attend the wreath-lying at the monument to poet France Prešeren (1800-1849), on the anniversary of whose death the Slovenians celebrate Culture Day.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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