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The heart of Ljubljana is lively Prešeren Square (Prešernov trg). It's always been bustling,
but now it's more people-friendly than ever, since the mayor recently outlawed buses and
taxis here.
Thecity'smeetingpointisthelarge
statue of France Prešeren,
Slovenia'sgreatestpoet,
whose works include the lyrics to the Slovenian national anthem (and whose silhouette ad-
orns Slovenia's €2 coin). The statue shows Prešeren, an important catalyst of 19th-century
Slovenian nationalism, being inspired from above by a Muse. This statue provoked a scan-
dal and outraged the bishop when it went up a century ago—a naked woman sharing the
square with a church! To ensure that nobody could be confused about the woman's inten-
