The original Ljubljana Town Hall was built in 1484 in the Gothic style, probably by the Carniolan builder Peter Bezlaj, according to the article's plans. It was renovated in the Baroque style from 1717 to 1719, with Venetian inspiration. Gregor Maček Sr. was the builder, using plans by the Italian architect Carlo Martinuzzi and his own.
The Baroque work gave the building its gable front, loggia and three-part staircase. Outside stands a replica of the Robba Fountain, whose original was finished in 1751 and is now kept in the National Gallery.
In the mid-1920s Jože Plečnik designed a monument to King Peter I at the entrance. In April 1941 the Italian occupation authorities removed and destroyed it. The building is now the seat of the City Municipality of Ljubljana.
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