Monument celebrates Slovenian polymath and ties with China

Ljubljana, 6 February - Slovenia's 18th century polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein spent more than three decades at the Chinese imperial court and one of the achievements he is best known for is an armillary sphere that he built at the Beijing Observatory. A replica of the sphere has now been erected in Ljubljana as a symbol of Chinese-Slovenian friendship.

Ljubljana President Nataša Pirc Musar addresses unveiling of a replica telescope that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Nataša Pirc Musar addresses unveiling of a replica telescope that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Nataša Pirc Musar addresses unveiling of a replica armillary sphere that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Nataša Pirc Musar addresses unveiling of a replica armillary sphere that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Chinese Ambassador Wang Shunqing at unveiling of a replica armillary sphere that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Chinese Ambassador Wang Shunqing at unveiling of a replica armillary sphere that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Chinese Ambassador Wang Shunqing at unveiling of a replica armillary sphere that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Chinese Ambassador Wang Shunqing at unveiling of a replica armillary sphere that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Unveiling of a replica telescope that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Unveiling of a replica telescope that 18th-century Slovenian monk and polymath Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein made at the Chinese court.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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