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Illumination of the Filipov dvorec building in Ljubljana with the Greek flag for the 200th anniversary of the Greek revolution

Friday, 26 March 2021

On the occasion of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution, the Embassy of Greece in Ljubljana illuminated the Filipov dvorec building in the center of Ljubljana (Preseren Square, Triple Bridge), an event implemented with the courtesy of the Municipality of Ljubljana and sponsored by company Ljubljana SA.

The Conference of the Holy Alliance was held in Ljubljana (then Laibach) from January to May 1821, during which Ioannis Kapodistrias, originally from Koper / Capo d'Istria in present-day Slovenia, serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs against the Russian Foreign Ministry to reject the plans of the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, Metternich, for an armed suppression of the Greek revolution.

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