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Cankar Monument

Municipality of Vrhnika, Slovenia · built 1930

The monument to Ivan Cankar (Slovene: spomenik Ivanu Cankarju) is a public monument located on the Cankar Square in Vrhnika town center, Slovenia, at the intersection of Tržaška street and the road leading south to Verd. It consists of a bronze full-body statue in a contemplative pose, depicting the writer Ivan Cankar sitting with legs crossed and one hand supporting the chin. The statue sits on simple stone blocks with the inscription "CANKAR", surrounded by a stone wall behind and a low metal fence in front. It was designed by the sculptor Ivan Jurkovič and built in 1930.

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