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Ljubljana Tourism Receives Two Gold Awards for Excellence in Berlin

© Arhiv Turizma Ljubljana In the Culture and Art category, the gold was awarded to Plečnik's Ljubljana, a short video produced with the help of the Squareme agency to honor 2022, referred to as the Plečnik's year. The video shows the masterpieces of Ljubljana's greatest master architect in a way that attracts the viewers and invites them to visit Plečnik's Ljubljana, also inscribed on the UNESCO world cultural heritage list.

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Ljubljana souvenirs

The elegant Makalonca collection This collection was created to mark the 140th anniversary of the birth of famous architect Jože Plečnik. The common thread connecting the beautifully designed items in the collection are Plečnik’s illustrations for the children’s book Makalonca by Fran Saleški Finžgar.

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https://www.visitljubljana.com/assets/Dokumenti-PDF/Tiskovine-EN/3-Day-Travel-Itinerary-Explore-Ljubljana.pdf

v=z8lEP5JHyKM The multitude of his creations in the city is referred to as “Plečnik’s Ljubljana”, and it is considered to be one of the 20th century’s most important overall works of art. Let your exploration take you to Plečnik’s house, where the famous architect lived and worked.

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https://www.visitljubljana.com/assets/Dokumenti-PDF/Tiskovine-EN/Itinerary_3Days.pdf

v=z8lEP5JHyKM The multitude of his creations in the city is referred to as “Plečnik’s Ljubljana”, and it is considered to be one of the 20th century’s most important overall works of art. Let your exploration take you to Plečnik’s house, where the famous architect lived and worked.

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Franciscan Monastery

The parts of the monastery open to public viewing include the 20th century architect Jože Plečnik's famous Chapel of the Holy Grave (Kapela Božjega groba) and a magnificent Franciscan library. The inside of the monastery's Baroque Church of St.

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The Way of St. James: Snovik–Kamnik

This route is part of the Way of St. James and follows the Prekmurje–Štajerska branch from Kobilje to Ljubljana.

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Church of St. Francis Assisi

Francis Assisi © Dunja Wedam © Dunja Wedam © Matjaz Tavcar © Matjaz Tavcar © Bostjan Tacol © Miran Kambič As the population of Šiška grew, the original church became too small to serve the residents in the early 20th century. The remarkable architect Jože Plečnik, father of modern Ljubljana and the author of its eternal beauty, was thus invited to design a new church. Plečnik placed a dominant edifice featuring a double tympanum above the entrance in what was then a suburban area, where the former long tilled fields were divided transversely in a checkerboard pattern.

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Butchers' Bridge

The Butchers' Bridge, built in 2010, connects the Central Market's colonnade, designed by the architect Jože Plečnik, with the Petkovškovo nabrežje embankment. It stands on the site where Jože Plečnik envisaged a bridge almost a hundred years ago.

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Peglezen building

A new town hall was never built, but the unusual designs for a new Peglezen building attracted attention of Matko Prelovšek, the director of Ljubljana's office of construction, and his wife Elza, who offered Plečnik to finance the construction. The present Peglezen, built between 1933 and 1934, consists of several differing floors stacked on top of each other in a step-like arrangement.

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Gift voucher

https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/sights-and-activities/ljubljana-card/ Master Builder Plečnik The Master Plečnik experience provides insight into the heritage of Jože Plečnik's soul. In small groups, you will explore the places and objects that formed an important part of the master architect's everyday life, from the playful streetlamps, his favourite coffee and a private lesson in his office, to the room in which he worked and slept.

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