The most vibrantly decorated building in downtown Ljubljana, the Cooperative Bank was designed by Ivan Vurnik (1884-1971)m a Radovljica-born architect who studied under Otto Wagner, the doyen of Viennese Art Nouveau. Vurnik was keen to develop a Slovenian national style of architecture by blending traditional folk motifs with the best in modern design; this building [...]
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Cooperative Bank – Ljubljana
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2016
The National and University Library is an exceptional piece of Plečnik’s architecture, shaped by the block of Vegova, Gosposka and Turjaška Streets. The library was built between 1936-1941 according to plans by Jože Plečnik drawn in 1930-1931. The location was selected at the edge of the medieval town core, at the place of the former [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2016
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Slovene Parliament
A modernist block of concrete and glass designed by the architect Vinko Glanz in 1960, the political heart of Slovenia resembles a typical office building. However, the Sloven and European Union flags near the entrance hint at its importance.
The sculpted figures on the building’s facade comprise on of former Communist Europe’s more artistic statements. The [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 9th 2016
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Roman Wall – Ljubljana
One of the scant survivors of the Roman town of Emona which once stood on the present site of Ljubljana, the Roman Wall complex runs for two blocks along Mirje street at what was the southern side of the fortification. Built between 14 and 15 AD, the wall measures 2.4 metres wide and from 6 [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Feb 8th 2016
If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark.
St. John of the Cross
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 7th 2016
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