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It’s an excellent example of ‘green planting’, used to compensate for the use of concrete and to preserve the beauty of the bridge’s surroundings. You’ll find the Trnovo Bridge very close to the architect’s own house, which now houses the Plečnik Museum. While you’re in the area, it’s well worth paying a visit to the home of these wonderful ideas.

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Where to eat in Ljubljana on New Year's Eve 2019

Within the elegant and homely interior of this architectural gem designed by Jože Plečnik, you’ll eat fresh tuna with seaweed cream, his signature beef fillet cubes with caviar and mustard plus an extra special touch of truffle for this special occasion, and his equally famous house speciality of ravioli filled with cottage cheese and pistachio served in a meat and cream sauce.

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GoGiro Electric Scooters

Visitors will get to know all of his most famous works; from the National and University Library and Prešeren trg Square with Tromostovje (the Three Bridges) to Plečnik's Arcades at the Central Market, Križanke Summer Theatre, Plečnik's Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Šiška District, the Žale cemetery and Plečnik house in Trnovo.

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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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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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Where to eat in Ljubljana on New Year's Eve 2019

Within the elegant and homely interior of this architectural gem designed by Jože Plečnik, you’ll eat fresh tuna with seaweed cream, his signature beef fillet cubes with caviar and mustard plus an extra special touch of truffle for this special occasion, and his equally famous house speciality of ravioli filled with cottage cheese and pistachio served in a meat and cream sauce.

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Meet Šiška: Ljubljana’s Secret Cultural Quarter

The Second Vatican Council would recommend it for all future churches. Plečnik had the last laugh over the curmudgeonly bishops. The Church of Saint Francis was something of a pet project for Plečnik, who added and altered long after it had been consecrated.

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GoGiro Electric Scooters

Visitors will get to know all of his most famous works; from the National and University Library and Prešeren trg Square with Tromostovje (the Three Bridges) to Plečnik's Arcades at the Central Market, Križanke Summer Theatre, Plečnik's Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Šiška District, the Žale cemetery and Plečnik house in Trnovo.

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10 authentic Ljubljana experiences

The architects and artists who designed it, regardless of the historical period in which they lived, were all extraordinarily creative and attentive to every detail, no matter how small. The most outstanding among them was Jože Plečnik, whose contribution to Ljubljana was as huge as Gaudi's to Barcelona. More about Plečnik 3. Outdoor cafés Ljubljana is a relaxed city with a leisurely vibe where people still know how to take a break and sit down at an outdoor café, meet friends and acquaintances, and enjoy the beauty and vibrancy of their home city.

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