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Gruber Mansion

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GruberjevaPalaca Ljubljana
GruberjevaPalaca Ljubljana

Gruber Mansion (Slovene: Gruberjeva palača) is a mansion in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, standing at 1 Astronomy Street (Zvezdarska ulica) on the right bank of the Ljubljanica, east of Levstik Square (Levstikov trg) and Castle Hill. It currently houses the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia.

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Gruber Mansion
Zvezdarska ulica, Ljubljana Trnovo

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Zvezdarska ulica 1
1127 Ljubljana, Trnovo
Slovenia
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