Prešeren Square (Slovenian: Prešernov trg) is the main square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. A statue of France Prešeren, a Slovenian poet and national hero, with a muse is situated in the centre of the square. On the north side, the baroque-style Franciscan Church of the Annunciation (Frančiškanska cerkev Marijinega oznanenja or just Frančiškanska cerkev). One of the main streets in Ljubljana, Čop Street, leads northwest towards the Nama emporium. On the south side, the Ljubljanica passes by and is traversed by the city's most famous bridge, Tromostovje (Three Bridges), designed in 1929 by Jože Plečnik. The building of the Central Pharmacy is located to the east, while Wolf Street (Wolfova ulica) leads towards the Congress Square (Kongresni trg) to the west.

Tromostovje in Slovenian, in English Three Bridges or Triple Bridge, is one of the symbols of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.

There is mention of a wooden bridge in this location from 1280, and which had to be built anew in 1657 after a fire. This was replaced in 1842 by a new bridge designed by Giovanni Picco, an Italian architect, named Francev most (Franz's Bridge) in the honor of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria.

This stone arch bridge is the central part of the modern bridge. It was extended into the "Triple Bridge" by the 1929 design of the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957), who added pedestrian bridges either side, effectively widening the bridge and preventing it from being a bottleneck. This work was completed in 1932.

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