Hauptmanova hiša, Ljubljana

Hauptman house

Hauptmanova hiša (or Hauptman's house) is a famous art nouveau building in Ljubljana, which was built after the devastating earthquake of 1895. It's located on the Prešeren square, one of Ljubljana's main town squares.

A detail of the Hauptman house.

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Jakopičevo sprehajališče, Tivoli, Ljubljana

Park Tivoli, Ljubljana

Park Tivoli as seen from the Tivoli castle. The statue of the two dancers symbolize sexuality. This promenade is called Jakopičevo sprehajališče and it was arranged by Jože Plečnik, the most famous and important Slovenian architect. I took this photo in spring of 2005.

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Trip to Ljubljana, 2006

A walk around the Slovenian capital

Stolnica, Ljubljana's cathedral.

It was a warm and partly cloudy May day in 2006, when I decided to go on a short trip with my (now ex) girlfriend to Ljubljana. We had a nice walk from north to south and enjoyed some beautiful impressions of the city. She really liked Ljubljana, which is interesting, since she wasn't from here. I guess Ljubljana is beautiful to many foreigners. And rightfully so, it's a marvelous city after all.

Enjoy some impressions of that day:

The Franciscan church on Prešeren sqaure.

Tromostovje or The Three Bridges.

Stolnica or the cathedral of Ljubljana.

The Kresija palace closeup.

Stolnica and the Ljubljana castle.

Walking along Ljubljanica.

The arcades made by Plečnik near Kresija palace.

Mestni trg or Town square.

Ljubljanica river again.

Kranjski deželni dvorec is today the seat of University of Ljubljana.

The City hall of Ljubljana.

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Trip to Ljubljana, 2007

Take a walk around the capital of Slovenia

Stritar street/Stritarjeva ulica.

I went to Ljubljana in September 2007 with my ex girlfriend on a day trip. We were walking around the old center, went for lunch in a Japanese restaurant in Nazorjeva and then home. It was a short trip, but a good one. It was a bit colder already, but not too cold. The sun was shining strongly. We had a simple camera, no DSLR, hence the photos are of modest quality. Nevertheless, they're a document of time.

See my images of Ljubljana from that day:

Ljubljanica river and Plečnik's arcades.

Franciscan church.

Ljubljana's cathedral stolnica.

Ljubljanska vzpenjača or the funicular (or inclined) railways to Ljubljana's castle.

Stolnica as seen from Town square/Mestni trg.

City Hall of Ljubljana/Mestna hiša Ljubljanska.

Mestni trg/Town hall.

Stara Ljubljana/Old Ljubljana.

Statue of France Prešeren on Prešeren square.

TR3 and TR2 buildings.

Also known as Ljubljana's twin towers.

The castle of Ljubljana/Ljubljanski grad.

University of Ljubljana/Univerza v Ljubljani.

Ljubljanski zmaj/Dragon of Ljubljana.

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Trip to Ljubljana 2008, part 1

Take a walk around Slovenia's capital

Prešeren square, the center of Ljubljana.

This is part 1 of my trip to Ljubljana from March 2008. I had a meeting at my faculty, which was in the afternoon, but I decided to go to Ljubljana early and walk around. I usually take the train from Maribor to Ljubljana and I have to go earlier, because I need between 2 to 3h from my home to the faculty. Ljubljana was cold on that day, but that didn't hold me back to take photos of the historic center. I enjoyed myself. The only pity is the quality of my photos. I had a simple camera, no DSLR. That's why take these photos as a historic document of Ljubljana, nothing more. And a day in my life I want to remember. I hope you will enjoy my photos. There are 4 parts of this series with 9 big sized photos each.

Take a walk around Ljubljana (March 2008) with me:

Prešeren square/Prešernov trg.

Prešeren square/Prešernov trg.

Prešeren square/Prešernov trg with the view to Čop street/Čopova ulica.

Nazor street/Nazorjeva ulica, which was just freshly paved and plastered at that time.

Renovated Nazor street/Nazorjeva ulica.

The former seat of the Dutchy of Carniola/Kranjski Deželni dvorec, today seat of university.

National and University Library/Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica or short NUK.

NUK again, one of Plečnik's masterpieces.

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Trip to Ljubljana 2008, part 2

Take a walk around Slovenia's capital

Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana on Aškerc street/Aškerčeva ulica.

This is part 2 of my Ljubljana trip from March 2008. If you want to start my tour, please see part 1 first. This part starts at the southern part of Ljubljana's center and goes through the modern part and back to the historic center.

Ursuline monastery/Uršulinski samostan.

Republic square/Trg Republike and the Slovenian parliament.

Ljubljana's twin towers.

Maximarket shopping mall.

The Old Ljubljana/Stara Ljubljana.

Near the city hall of Ljubljana.

Old Ljubljana again.

Shoemaker's bridge/Čevljarski most.

Read also Trip to Ljubljana 2008 part 3>>

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