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The Town Hall was built in the late 15th century and renovated in 1719.
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| Just inside the entrance is a 17th-century statue of Hercules wielding a club and preparing to batter a wild beast.
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| The Gothic courtyard inside, arcaded on three levels, is where theatrical performances once took place.
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| Mojca Pokrajculja is the title of the Carinthian folk tale and there was an exhibition of it in the Town Hall at our time of visit
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Paintings depicting the Mojca Pokrajculja folk lore.
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| Next we check out St. Nicholas's Cathedral (1707), dedicatedto St Nicholas, patron saint of fishermen and sailors
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| This bronze door was made to commemorate Pope John Paul II's visit to Slovenia in 1996. The Pope could be seen at the top
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| Another side-door of the Cathedral, it reads virtue and merits
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Exquisite interior of St Nicholas's Cathedral. The altar (1752) was done by the Italian sculptor FrancescoRobba
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| Created by Giulio Quaglio in 1706, the cathedral’s ceiling is a fine example of Baroque illusionist painting
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| One of the Angelo Putti's statues of bishops of Emona situated beneath the beams of the dome
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| Central Market is in the east of the triple bridge, it has the open-air market as well as the covered market. Here, vans are parked here serving good dishes for the hungry locals...
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