Instead
of popular hash tag #tbt, the second “t” will change from Thursday to Tuesday
and today I will serve a throw back to my visit to Slovenian capital -
Ljubljana. A city so small, but packed with different contents so it was a
pleasure exploring it. In this first part of the story I will show you the
Castle and Downtown of Ljubljana and hope you’ll like this part of Balkan as
well…
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| 650 Apartments, residential building by Ofis Arhitekti |
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| Tetris Housing by Ofis Arhitekti |
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| St. Joseph Church |
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| Entrance portal to St. Joseph church originally built by Jesuits |
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| Approaching the funicular railway to Ljubljana castle |
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| Ljubljana castle "Ljubljanski grad" - interweaving medieval and modern architecture |
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| Dragon is a symbol of Ljubljana - according to legend Jason was founder of the city and he and his Argonauts killed a dragon |
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| Circular staircase leading to the top of Clock Tower |
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| Distances to other world capital cities |
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| Magnificent view of the city, if there was no fog, it would be possible to see river Sava and Kamnik Alps |
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| The renovation of the castle began in 1960s and lasted for 35 years, and since then I has been used as a place for cultural events and weddings |
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| Interior of the Chapel of St. George at the Ljubljana Castle |
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| Adam and Eve - sculptures by Jakov Brdar |
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| The Butcher's Bridge, "Mesarski most", footbridge crossing Ljubljanica river, with love padlocks |
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| The sculpture of Satyr, startled by the Serpent |
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| Ljubljanica river and view to Open Market building |
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| Rent a bike in Ljubljana is part of public transportation and the most convenient one for exploring th |
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| Triple Bridge, "Tromostovje", designed by famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik |
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| Monument to famous Slovenian writer France Prešeren |
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| Ljubljana Cathedral, Franciscan church |
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| Famous shopping place Gallery Emporium located in the Urbanc Palace |
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| Tromostovje consists of three separate bridges and represents a common meeting point for locals and tourists visiting Slovenian capital |
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| Open Market of Ljubljana during Christmas holidays |
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| Dragon sculpture at the Dragon Bridge, "Zmajski most", the bridge was produced by the Vienna Secession |
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| Building surrounding Square of the Republic, where crowds gathered as Slovenia announced its independence from the Yugoslav Federation in 1991 |
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| Night Christmas fair in Ljubljana, with traditional gingerbread hearts |
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