DID YOU KNOW these facts about Cankarjev dom?

LIFFe – the most important regional film festival – is organised by Cankarjev dom – CD Cultural and Congress Centre Ljubljana. Since 1990, the festival has been presenting the best and the latest in European and international film production. In its three decades, the festival has grown from the initial 13 to almost 300 screenings in 2017, while the number attending has also been steadily increasing, from 4,000 in 1990 to na impressive 42,000 recent visitors.

Club CD boasts some of the most beautiful views in Ljubljana from Rožnik (Ljubljana’s central hill) to Triglav (the highest Slovenian mounain in the Julian Alps) on one side, and all the way to Ljubljana Castle on the other. It is located on the highest floor of the Cankarjev dom.

The difference in altitude from the cellar below the Gallus Hall to the CD Club is equal to the height of Ljubljana’s famous Skyscraper – 70.35 metres.

With its four manuals, pedals and 73 registers and almost 800 pies the Cankarjev dom organ in the Gallus Hall is a true revelation and challenge to organists, composers, orchestras and conductors.

The Grand Reception Hall is considered to be one of the most stunning and elegant halls in Slovenia.

The Ljubljana Jazz Festival – the largest and oldest regional jazz festival – also takes place under the auspices of Cankarjev dom. For more than 60 years, Slovenia’s capital has played host to the Ljubljana Jazz Festival. In addition to the established names, the Ljubljana Jazz Festival also presents rising artists from all over the world, as well as music projects, while always placing a special emphasis on Slovenian musical creativity.