According to the legend, the Argonauts on their return home after having taken the Golden Fleece found a lake surrounded by a marsh; the actual Ljubljana. There, Jason fought the dragon.
The four sheet-copper dragons of the Dragon Bridge, built in 1901, are considered a symbol of the city and the most beautiful bridge created by the Vienna Secession.
A stroll through the Tivoli, with the neoclassical Tivoli Castle and the sweet chirping of the birds, is a fantastic way to get lost in a fresh spring morning.
Ljubljana’s romance with Art Nouveau, locally called Sesesija, began
after an earthquake devastated the city in 1895, in order to restore and modernize it.
Ivan Vurnik and his wife Helena designed the beautiful façade of the Cooperative Building Bak in the colours of Slovene tricolor: blue, white and red. The Hauptmann House, which survived the earthquake, was restored in 1904 by the architect Ciril Method Koch with a geometric pattern of green and blue ceramic tiles.
The Urbanc House, just across the Prešeren Square, was designed in 1903 by Friedrich Sigmund. Now, this fantastic building with a narrow clam-shell glass
canopy and the statue of Mercury on top, holds a luxury mall.
The Ljubljana Castle, built in the 12th century, stands on the summit of the hill, silhouetted among the alleys of the city.
Two Slovenian artists exposed their work at the City Hall. Nenad Cizl, a graphic designer, and Hana Stupica, an illustrator with a dreamy line. Cizl presented his striking posters, including the series for the Opera of Maribor - The Tales of Hoffmann, Romeo and Juliet, Don Giovanni and Otello -.
Stupica, who won the Hinko Smrekar Award in November 2014, presented the story of a glove lost in a forest during the winter.
With the splash of pink of the Franciscan Church and the Triple Bridge reflected in the river, the charm of Ljubljana is even more delightful at dusk.
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