St. James's Parish Church (Ljubljana)

St. James's Parish Church (Slovene: župnijska cerkev sv.

Opposite St. James's Church is Gruber Mansion, which houses the Slovenian National Archives.

After the Ljubljana earthquake of 1895, the church was renovated by the Linz-based architect Raimund Jeblinger and the interiors were redesigned by Janez Šubic.

On the side of the church there is a column erected in 1682 to commemorate the Habsburg victory against the Ottoman Turks in the Battle of Saint Gotthard.

[1] The used thin-wall brass sculpture casting technique, invented by Valvasor, was published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (London, 1687), and is considered the first internationally recognised Carniolan invention.

St. James's Parish Church and the column of the Virgin Mary
Detail of the column.
Interior of St. James's Parish Church
St. James Church in the wider context of Ljubljana Old Town