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  • Master Builder Plečnik Tour Awarded the Slovenia Unique Experiences Label

    . © Primož Bregar The Master Builder Plečnik experience is a product of Tourism Ljubljana, which takes visitors on a journey following the traces of Plečnik's plans and visions, where they get to know his oeuvre, everything from the more famous architectural solutions, such as the Tromostovje, the market, the National and University Library, to the lesser-known, hidden or exclusive locations not accessible to the general public, including the Hell's Courtyard, Plečnik's cabinet at the Faculty of Architecture, Jože Plečnik's Gymnasium and private rooms in Plečnik's house.

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  • Peglezen building

    Peglezen building © MGLC © MGLC © MGLC When in the early 1930s Jože Plečnik was preparing plans for Ljubljana's new town hall to be built in the Vodnikov trg square, his designs for the wider square area included a building to be constructed on a plot of land between the Poljanska ulica and Kapiteljska ulica streets which was, until the earthquake of 1895, occupied by a narrow house referred to as Peglezen (charcoal iron in Slovenian).

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  • Plečnik at First Glance

    Plečnik at First Glance © Matej Kastelic/Mostphotos Book This tour offers you a detailed insight into the majority of works that the world famous Ljubljanaborn architect Jože Plečnik left behind in the central part of his native city.

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    PLEČNIKOVA LJ U B LJ A NA Urbana mojstrovina | Urban Masterpiece PLEČNIK’S LJ U B LJ A NA V o d ni k | G u id e Plečnikova Ljubljana | Plečnik’s Ljubljana Plečnikove ture | Plečnik’s Tours Plečnikove Tržnice | Plečnik’s Market Tromostovje | Triple Bridge Narodna in Univerzitetna knjižnica | National and University Library Križanke | Križanke Complex Plečnikova hiša | Plečnik House Trnovski most | Trnovo Bridge Spomenik Napoleonu in Iliriji, Vegova ulica | Monument to Napoleon and Illyria, Vegova Street Cerkev sv.

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  • Komenda

    It was the site of a Roman staging post, a Slavic settlement and - between 1223 and 1892 - a commandery of the Order of Malta. One of its most important historical figures was Peter Pavel Glavar…

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  • How architect Jože Plečnik shaped Ljubljana to become the city with a green soul

    So it's probably not surprising that his famous Triple Bridge (1932) consists of the original central bridge built in 1842 (architect: Giovanni Picco) to which Plečnik simply added two adjacent bridges for pedestrians. How's that for a sustainable approach to regulating traffic? At about the same time he planted rows of chestnuts along the Gradaščica canal near his own house and built the Trnovo Bridge crossing it, upgrading public spaces with the colour green which is something he had been doing on a regular basis.

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  • How architect Jože Plečnik shaped Ljubljana to become the city with a green soul

    So it's probably not surprising that his famous Triple Bridge (1932) consists of the original central bridge built in 1842 (architect: Giovanni Picco) to which Plečnik simply added two adjacent bridges for pedestrians. How's that for a sustainable approach to regulating traffic? At about the same time he planted rows of chestnuts along the Gradaščica canal near his own house and built the Trnovo Bridge crossing it, upgrading public spaces with the colour green which is something he had been doing on a regular basis.

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  • 10 signature experiences in Ljubljana

    It is renowned for hosting an amazingly large number of events, including those taking place at the Metelkova City - a centre of alternative culture housed in a former military barracks complex, which perfectly reflects the local spirit of originality and is one of Ljubljana's best-known attractions.

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    Another pearl in the Kamnik countryside is the Zdravilni Gaj natural healing resort in Tunjice. 15TO THE HOUSE OF THE GOOD PRIEST In Komenda visit Glavar’s Beneficiary House with its memorial room and library. The house was built in 1752 for the priest and patron Peter Pavel Glavar, who left his property to the poor of the town.

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  • Moustache Tour

    The price includes bicycle rental guided tour led by specially trained guides from Tourism Ljubljana visits to Plečnik House, the National Gallery and Švicarija traditional homemade strudel a cup of "Writer’s Coffee" Schedule Tuesday to Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

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