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  • Copova ulica width:800;;height:577
  • Copova ulica width:800;;height:589
  • Copova ulica width:800;;height:737
  • Presernov trg, the centre of Ljubljana and a popular gathering place width:1200;;height:544
  • Franciscan Church of the Annunciation. Built between 1646 and 1660 (the belltowers following later), it replaced an older church on the same site. The layout takes the form of an early-Baroque basilica with one nave and two rows ol lateral chapels. The Baroque main altar was executed by the sculptor Francesco Robba. Much of the original frescos were ruined by the cracks in the ceiling caused by the Ljubljana earthquake in 1895. The new frescos were painted by the Slovene impressionist painter Matej Sternen. width:604;;height:800
  • Central Pharmacy. The Neo-Renaissance building is located between Trubar Street (Trubarjeva cesta) and the Petkovšek Embankment (Petkovškovo nabrežje). It was designed in 1896–97 by Ferdinand Hauser and built before the end of the century by Gustav Tönnies (sl), whereas the façade was made by Filip Supančič. width:800;;height:560
  • The Triple Bridge (Slovene: Tromostovje) is a group of three bridges across the Ljubljanica River. It connects the Ljubljana's historical, medieval, town on one bank, and the modern city of Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, on the other.<br />In order to prevent the 1842 stone arch bridge from being a bottleneck, a footbridge was added to it at a slight angle on each side in 1932, according to the architect Jože Plečnik's 1929 design. Since 2007, all the three bridges have been part of the Ljubljana pedestrian-only zone. width:533;;height:800
  • Ljubljanica river, on the right the Plečnik Colonnade, part of the market area width:800;;height:557
  • Ivan Adamič and Rudolf Lunder Quay, at the Triple Bridge. Adamič and Lunder are honored as martyrs to the cause of Slovenian nationalism, having been shot by Austrian authorities during a demonstration in Ljubljana in September 1908 width:800;;height:494
  • Fish market width:800;;height:547
  • Market stalls and stuff width:800;;height:547
  • Colourful candles at the market width:800;;height:540
  • The Butcher's Bridge decorated with the Sculptures by Jakov Brdar width:800;;height:784
  • The Dragon Bridge. The bridge was built during the administration of the mayor Ivan Hribar to replace an old oak bridge named Butchers' Bridge (Mesarski most), constructed in 1819 and damaged by a severe earthquake in 1895. It was constructed as part of a wider plan of urban renovation of the town. The bridge was completed in 1907. width:800;;height:582
  • Ljubljana Puppet Theatre. The Ljubljana Puppet Theatre was founded as the City Puppet Theatre in 1948. width:800;;height:707
  • Ljubljana Castle outside view. The oldest mention of Ljubljana Castle is inscribed on a parchment sheet Nomina defunctorum (names of the dead), which is kept by the Udine Cathedral Archive. It dates from 1112 till 1125. It mentions the nobleman Rudolf of Tarcento, a laywer of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, who had bestowed a canon with 20 farmsteads beside the castle of Ljubljana (castrum Leibach) to the Patriarchate. In 1144, Ljubljana Castle was mentioned as a property and the seat of the Carinthian dukes of the House of Spanheim. In 1335, it became property of the House of Habsburg. In 15th century, it was almost completely demolished and rebuilt with a complete wall and towers at the entrance, where a drawbridge was placed. A chapel was also built at that time. In the 16th and 17th centuries, other objects were gradually built. It now serves as a museum and cultural centre. width:1024;;height:501
  • Ljubljana Castle guide width:523;;height:800
  • Ljubljana Castle yard view. The oldest mention of Ljubljana Castle is inscribed on a parchment sheet Nomina defunctorum (names of the dead), which is kept by the Udine Cathedral Archive. It dates from 1112 till 1125. It mentions the nobleman Rudolf of Tarcento, a laywer of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, who had bestowed a canon with 20 farmsteads beside the castle of Ljubljana (castrum Leibach) to the Patriarchate. In 1144, Ljubljana Castle was mentioned as a property and the seat of the Carinthian dukes of the House of Spanheim. In 1335, it became property of the House of Habsburg. In 15th century, it was almost completely demolished and rebuilt with a complete wall and towers at the entrance, where a drawbridge was placed. A chapel was also built at that time. In the 16th and 17th centuries, other objects were gradually built. It now serves as a museum and cultural centre. width:1200;;height:225
  • The Chapel is one of the oldest parts of the Castle. By the order of Cesar's document from 1489 it was dedicated to St. George, the patron saint of Ljubljana. The Chapel's bell was a gift from King Frederick III of Habsburg. The Chapel was renovated in Baroque style and in 1747 decorated with sixty coat-of-arms-paintings of all emperors. width:533;;height:800
  • The Chapel is one of the oldest parts of the Castle. By the order of Cesar's document from 1489 it was dedicated to St. George, the patron saint of Ljubljana. The Chapel's bell was a gift from King Frederick III of Habsburg. The Chapel was renovated in Baroque style and in 1747 decorated with sixty coat-of-arms-paintings of all emperors. width:533;;height:800
  • Stairs to Bell Tower width:800;;height:458
  • A view from the bell tower width:1200;;height:174
  • A newer part of Ljubljana as seen from the castle's bell tower width:800;;height:533
  • A view from the castle width:800;;height:533
  • St. James Church. The church was built in the Baroque style between 1613 and 1615 on the site of an older Gothic style church, erected in the early 15th century by the Augustinian Order. In 1598, the old church was acquired by the Jesuits and thus became the first Jesuit church in the Slovene Lands and one of the first in the Inner Austria. The interior was designed by the Italian architect Francesco Robba and the Slovene painter Luka Mislej. After the Ljubljana earthquake of 1895, the church was renovated by the Linz-based architect Raimund Jeblinger and the interiors were remodelled by Janez Šubic. width:800;;height:793
  • The National And University Library, completed 1941 after 5 yrs of construction. Its variegated facade consisted of grey stones from Vrhnika and orange bricks from Podpec. Work of Jose Plecnik. width:800;;height:468
  • Riverside houses seen from the bell tower width:1024;;height:322
  • Bright red chairs next to the Puppet Theatre width:800;;height:661
  • Ljubljana Cathedral (Slovene: Ljubljanska stolnica), also named Saint Nicholas' Church (cerkev svetega Nikolaja, šenklavška cerkev), Saint Nicholas' Cathedral (Slovene: Stolnica svetega Nikolaja), is an easily recognizable landmark of the city with its green dome and twin towers and is located on Cyril and Methodius Square by the nearby Ljubljana Central Market and the Town Hall. Between 1701 and 1706, on the initiative of Dean Janez Anton Dolničar and Academia Operosorum Labacensium, the Jesuit architect Andrea Pozzo designed a new Baroque hall church with two side chapels, resembling a Latin cross. The two belfries, resembling of the Salzburg Cathedral, were added upon the plan by Lombard Giulio Quaglio. Its construction was completed in 1706 and the consecration took place on 8 May 1707.<br />Originally, a fake dome was painted on the arch above the centre until the church's real dome was constructed in 1841. Inside much of the original Baroque decor remains with frescoes painted by Giulio Quaglio between 1703–1706 and later 1721–1723. On the southern wall is a brightly decorated pietà, a copy of one that possibly used to be in the earlier Gothic cathedral. width:685;;height:800
  • Ljubljana Cathedral (Slovene: Ljubljanska stolnica), also named Saint Nicholas' Church (cerkev svetega Nikolaja, šenklavška cerkev), Saint Nicholas' Cathedral (Slovene: Stolnica svetega Nikolaja), is an easily recognizable landmark of the city with its green dome and twin towers and is located on Cyril and Methodius Square by the nearby Ljubljana Central Market and the Town Hall. Between 1701 and 1706, on the initiative of Dean Janez Anton Dolničar and Academia Operosorum Labacensium, the Jesuit architect Andrea Pozzo designed a new Baroque hall church with two side chapels, resembling a Latin cross. The two belfries, resembling of the Salzburg Cathedral, were added upon the plan by Lombard Giulio Quaglio. Its construction was completed in 1706 and the consecration took place on 8 May 1707.<br />Originally, a fake dome was painted on the arch above the centre until the church's real dome was constructed in 1841. Inside much of the original Baroque decor remains with frescoes painted by Giulio Quaglio between 1703–1706 and later 1721–1723. On the southern wall is a brightly decorated pietà, a copy of one that possibly used to be in the earlier Gothic cathedral. width:541;;height:800
  • Ljubljana Cathedral (Slovene: Ljubljanska stolnica), also named Saint Nicholas' Church (cerkev svetega Nikolaja, šenklavška cerkev), Saint Nicholas' Cathedral (Slovene: Stolnica svetega Nikolaja), is an easily recognizable landmark of the city with its green dome and twin towers and is located on Cyril and Methodius Square by the nearby Ljubljana Central Market and the Town Hall. Between 1701 and 1706, on the initiative of Dean Janez Anton Dolničar and Academia Operosorum Labacensium, the Jesuit architect Andrea Pozzo designed a new Baroque hall church with two side chapels, resembling a Latin cross. The two belfries, resembling of the Salzburg Cathedral, were added upon the plan by Lombard Giulio Quaglio. Its construction was completed in 1706 and the consecration took place on 8 May 1707.<br />Originally, a fake dome was painted on the arch above the centre until the church's real dome was constructed in 1841. Inside much of the original Baroque decor remains with frescoes painted by Giulio Quaglio between 1703–1706 and later 1721–1723. On the southern wall is a brightly decorated pietà, a copy of one that possibly used to be in the earlier Gothic cathedral. width:502;;height:800
  • Ljubljana Cathedral (Slovene: Ljubljanska stolnica), also named Saint Nicholas' Church (cerkev svetega Nikolaja, šenklavška cerkev), Saint Nicholas' Cathedral (Slovene: Stolnica svetega Nikolaja), is an easily recognizable landmark of the city with its green dome and twin towers and is located on Cyril and Methodius Square by the nearby Ljubljana Central Market and the Town Hall. Between 1701 and 1706, on the initiative of Dean Janez Anton Dolničar and Academia Operosorum Labacensium, the Jesuit architect Andrea Pozzo designed a new Baroque hall church with two side chapels, resembling a Latin cross. The two belfries, resembling of the Salzburg Cathedral, were added upon the plan by Lombard Giulio Quaglio. Its construction was completed in 1706 and the consecration took place on 8 May 1707.<br />Originally, a fake dome was painted on the arch above the centre until the church's real dome was constructed in 1841. Inside much of the original Baroque decor remains with frescoes painted by Giulio Quaglio between 1703–1706 and later 1721–1723. On the southern wall is a brightly decorated pietà, a copy of one that possibly used to be in the earlier Gothic cathedral. width:516;;height:800
  • Gostilna Sokol restaurant width:800;;height:533
  • Mestni Trg, The centre of medieval Ljubljana, the town's main square was damaged in the 1511 earthquake and subsequently rebuilt in Baroque style. The square houses the Town Hall, City Art Museum, the decorated 16th century Lichtenberg house and the Souvan house with its Empire façade. Robba fountain in the centre of this picture. The quaint 18th century fountain represents the merge of the three rivers - Sava, Krka and Ljubljanica, exemplified by three Greek Tritons, holding oval jugs, and dolphins at their feet. The fountain is a cherished creation of the famous Venetian sculptor and architect Francesco Robba width:570;;height:800
  • Town Hall. The original building was built in a Gothic style in 1484, probably upon the plans by the Carniolan architect Peter Bezlaj.Between 1717 and 1719, the building underwent a Baroque renovation with a Venetian inspiration by the architect Gregor Maček, who probably copied from the plans of the Italian architect Carlo Martinuzzi. width:800;;height:606
  • A shouting head and a busy restaurant client width:533;;height:800
  • Shoe show width:575;;height:800
  • Polar bear width:625;;height:800
  • Artistic gate width:674;;height:800
  • Somewhat better graffiti width:619;;height:800
  • A bit different purse width:800;;height:721
  • Time for a bath width:800;;height:535
  • Houses along Cankarjevo nabrezje width:800;;height:457
  • Waiting teddy bear width:800;;height:524
  • Kongresni trg. The square was built in 1821 at the site of the ruins of a medieval Capuchin monastery, which had been abolished during the reign of Habsburg Emperor Joseph II. The square was used for ceremonial purposes during the Congress of Ljubljana, after which it was named. After the congress, a park was laid out in the center of the square, which soon acquired the name Star Park. <br />The square has had a highly symbolic role in modern Slovenian history. On October 29, 1918, independence from Austrian-Hungarian rule and the establishment of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was proclaimed during a mass demonstration on the square. In May 1945, the Yugoslav Communist leader Josip Broz Tito first visited Slovenia after World War II and held a speech on the balcony of the University of Ljubljana, which faces the square.<br />On June 22, 1988, the first free mass demonstration was held on the square demanding the release of four Slovene journalists imprisoned by the Yugoslav army. The demonstration marked the beginning of the Slovenian spring which culminated in the declaration of Slovenia's independence on June 25, 1991. Independence was first demanded in the May Declaration, written by the Slovenian democratic opposition and signed by numerous civil society movements; the declaration was first publicly read by the poet Tone Pavček in a demonstration on Congress Square on May 8, 1989. width:1200;;height:374
  • The main building of University of Ljubljana on Kongresni Trg. The building was first designed in 1902 by Jan Vladimír Hráský, and was later remodelled by a Czech architect from Vienna, Josip Hudetz. width:800;;height:681
  • Ursuline church of the Holy Trinity. It was built between 1718 and 1726 in the Baroque style. It was designed by Carlo Martinuzzi, a Friulian architect and is noted for its extensive altar made of African marble designed by Francesco Robba. width:688;;height:800
  • Old meets new via reflection width:643;;height:800
  • Slovenska cesta width:800;;height:590
  • Kranj width:1200;;height:222
  • A view from our hotel balcony. It's always nice to return to a safe haven after an exhausting day to have a shower and watch thunderstorm developing behind the mountains :). width:1200;;height:253
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