Kranj - Spomenik Francetu Prešernu

On the Main Square between the Parish Church of St Cantianus and Prešeren Theatre, a 5-metre bronze statue of the greatest Slovenian poet was unveiled in 1952. It was the work of academic sculptors Frančišek Smerdu and Peter Loboda. The installation was supervised by Jože Plečnik and Josip Slavec, who were arranging the arcades on the theatre’s façade at the time. This is the largest statue of Fra…