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2Portal Urbaneve veleblagovnice - CentromerkurjaPortal of the Urbanc department store Centromerkur

Regallijeva hi[a - detajl pomola\ Regalli House facade detail of the bay

Regallijeva hi[a - vhodna vrata\ Regalli House entrance door

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KAZALO / INDEX:Uvod 4Foreword 5Pre[ernov trg 8Pre[ern Square 9Hauptmannova hi[a 8Hauptmann House 11Urban;eva veleblagovnica - Centromerkur 10Urbanc department store Centromerkur 11Mestna Hranilnica 12City Savings Bank 15Dr/avna obrtna [ola 14National School of Crafts 17

Nem[ka hi[a 16German House 17Nem[ko gledali[;e - Drama 18German Theatre Drama 19Mladika - dekli[ki licej in internat 20Mladika girls lyceum and boarding school 21Narodna tiskarna 22National printing house 23Hribarjeva hi[a 24Hribar House 23Miklo[i;ev park 26Miklo[i; Park 25Krisperjeva hi[a 26

Krisper House 25Regallijeva hi[a 28Regalli House 27Deghengijeva hi[a 30Deghengi House 29Poga;nikova hi[a 30Poganik House 29:udnova hi[a 30uden House 29Miklo[i;eva ulica 32Miklo[i;eva Street 31Ljudska posojilnica 32Peoples Loan Bank 31

Hotel Union 32Hotel Union 33Zadru/na gospodarska banka 34Cooperative Bank 33Bambergova hi[a 36Bamberg House 35Zmajski most ;ez Ljubljanico 36Dragon Bridge across the Ljubljanica river 37Katoli[ka tiskarna 38Catholic printing House 39Miklav;eva veleblagovnica 40Miklavc department store 41Ljudska kopel 42Public baths 41


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Krisperjeva hi[a - detajl\ Krisper House - detail

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FOREWORDAt the turn of the 20th century a new art style evolved in severalEuropean cities. It featured a common stylistic language whilereflecting diverse cultural expressions and also different names>Art nouveau (new art), Jugendstil (youth style), Modern Style,cole de Nancy (Nancy school), Glasgow Style, Modernism,Liberty Style and Sezession (Secessionism). The last becameestablished to represent this architectural orientation in Sloveniatoo. It embraced all types of art from architecture, painting andsculpture, which till then had been regarded as high art, to theapplied arts, theatre, music, literature and fashion. In this way itexpressed an idea that subsequently became the central concept of20th century modernists, i.e. that all arts are equal.

The highest goal of Art nouveau was to create total works of art where the so-called Gesamtkunstwerke where the works of

diverse kinds of art blend and enhance each other in perfectharmony to form a whole.

The new style is distinctly connected with the wealthy middleclass. It is linked to specific towns and cities, less so to regions.Thus, for example, it is important for Barcelona, not Madrid< forGlasgow, not London< for Paris and Nancy, not France. The

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UVODNa prehodu v 20. stoletje se je v ve; evropskih mestihrazvila nova umetnostna smer, ki je imela skupni slogovnijezik, obenem pa razli;ne kulturne izraze in tudi razli;naimena> art nouveau (nova umetnost), Jugendstil(mladeni[ki stil), Modern Style (moderni slog), cole deNancy (nancyjska [ola), Glasgow Style (glasgowski slog),Modernisme (modernizem), stil Liberty (svobodni slog) inSezession (secesija). Slednje ime se je uveljavilo za oznakote smeri v arhitekturi tudi pri nas. Nova smer je zajela vse

zvrsti umetnosti, od arhitekture, slikarstva in kiparstva, kiso dotlej veljale za visoko umetnost, do uporabneumetnosti, gledali[;a, glasbe, literature, mode. Na ta na;inje izra/ala idejo, ki je pozneje postala osrednja idejamodernistov 20. stoletja. To je, da so vse umetnosti enake.Najvi[ji cilj nove umetnosti so bile tako imenovanecelostne umetnine - Gesamtkunstwerke, kjer se v popolniusklajenosti prepletajo in dopolnjujejo v celoto delarazli;nih umetnostnih zvrsti.

Novi slog je izrazito povezan z me[;anstvom. Povezan je zdolo;enimi mesti in manj z de/elami. Tako je npr.pomemben za Barcelono, in ne za Madrid, za Glasgow, in neza London, za Pariz in Nancy, ne pa za Francijo. Me[;anstvoje bilo glavni porabnik nove umetnosti.V /elji, da bi sepribli/alo plemstvu, je veliko pozornosti namenjalo bli[;usvojega bivali[;a, ki je tako postalo celostna umetnina parexcellence.

Nova umetnost je pomenila prelom s tradicionalnimakademizmom, s posnemanjem starih slogov. Bila je za;etekmoderne umetnosti, za katero je zna;ilno iskanje novegajezika, ki bi odseval novega duha. Izkoristila je tehni;ninapredek in nove mo/nosti, ki jih je ponujala industrija>nove materiale (/elezo, jeklo, steklo, /elezobeton) in novetehnike. Razvijala je serijsko proizvodnjo, s katero so noviizdelki postali dostopni [ir[im mno/icam.

Nova umetnost je bila tesno povezana z gospodarskim indru/benim napredkom in s spremembami, ki so jihdo/ivljala evropska mesta na prelomu 19. stoletja, s hitrimrazvojem industrije in mno/i;no industrijsko proizvodnjo,z razvojem prometnih sredstev (/eleznica, avtomobil),telekomunikacij, z novimi viri energije, z dru/benimi indemografskimi spremembami itd.


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middle class was the main consumer of Art nouveau. In the desireto approach the nobility, great attention was devoted to the

splendour of their residences, which consequently became totalworks of art par excellence.

Art nouveau signified a break with traditional academicism andthe imitation of old styles. It marked the beginning of modern art,for which seeking a new language that would reflect the newspirit was a characteristic. It exploited technical progress and thenew possibilities offered by industry> new materials (iron, steel,glass, reinforced concrete) and new technologies. It also developedmass production whereby new articles became accessible to a

broad mass of consumers. Art nouveau was closely linked toeconomic and social progress and the changes that European citiesunderwent at the end of the 19th century> the rapid developmentof industry and mass industrial production, the growth intransport (railways, cars), telecommunications, new sources ofenergy, social and demographic changes, etc.

Art nouveau developed entirely new aesthetic ideals and a moreliberal and lighter means of expression. Inspiration was sought in

the plant and animal kingdom, folklore motifs, national history,exotic cultures and religions as well as in geometrical forms.

At the end of the 19th century Art nouveau had a significantinfluence on architecture, both private and public. Employing thenew style and new technological methods, the turn of the centurysaw the construction of railway stations, banks and departmentstores, markets, hospitals, schools and other buildings.

With the same lag as in economic and social development Art

nouveau in Ljubljana began to be established later than inindustrially developed European cities not until the beginningof the 20th century, in fact. The first important Secessionistarchitecture, Zmajski most (Dragon Bridge), was built in 1901.The most significant Secessionist buildings were constructed in thefirst decade of the 20th century between the old city centre and therailway station along Miklo[i; Street and on the periphery ofMiklo[i; Park. This part of the city therefore acquired the nameSecessionist Ljubljana.

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Nova umetnost je razvila povsem nove estetske ideale,svobodnej[i in lahkotnej[i izraz. Navdih je iskala v

rastlinskem in /ivalskem svetu, v folklornih motivih,nacionalni zgodovini, eksoti;nih kulturah in religijah ali patudi v geometrijskih oblikah itd.

Ob koncu 19. stoletja je [e posebej zaznamovalaarhitekturo, tako zasebno kot javno. V novem slogu in znovimi tehnolo[kimi metodami so bile na prelomu stoletjazgrajene /elezni[ke postaje, ban;ne stavbe inveleblagovnice, tr/nice, bolnice, [ole itd.

Tako kot gospodarstvo in dru/ba se je tudi nova umetnostv Ljubljani uveljavljala poasneje in pozneje kot vindustrijsko razvitih evropskih mestih, [ele v za;etku20. stoletja. Prva pomembna secesijska arhitektura, Zmajskimost, je bil zgrajen leta 1901. Glavnina secesijskih stavb paje bila zgrajena v prvem desetletju 20. stoletja med starimmestnim jedrom in /elezni[ko postajo ob Miklo[i;evi in vobrobju Miklo[i;evega parka. Ta del mesta je zato tudi dobilvzdevek secesijska Ljubljana.

Kmeka posojilnica, Trdinova 2 \ Agricultural Loan Bank, 2 Trdinova Street


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PREERNOV TRG (PREEREN SQUARE)

Present-day Pre[eren Square developed from an intersectionwhich in mediaeval times originated in front of the entrance to the

walled city. The Franciscan Church of the Annunciation wasbuilt in the 17th century, but the road junction was levelled andpaved only in the middle of the 19th century once the city wallswere demolished.

After the great earthquake at the end of the 19th century newbourgeois residences were built in the square. These were adaptedto the height of the cornice of the Franciscan Church and enclosedthe square> Mayer House (5 Pre[eren Square), Frisch House(3 Pre[eren Square) and Seunig House (2 Pre[eren Square) at thebeginning of opova Street. On the other side of the Ljubljanicariver Filip Court (Filipov dvorec, 9 Stritarjeva Street) and Kresija(6 Stritarjeva Street) were erected according to the plans of theGraz architect Leopold Theyer. Besides these neohistoricalbuildings, the first decade of the 20th century saw the renovation ofHauptmann House (2 Wolfova Street) in the Secessionist style andthe construction of Urbanc House, the present Centromerkur(1 Trubarjeva Street), which was the first department store inLjubljana and one of the finest Secessionist buildings in the city.In the inter-war period, on the south bank, between Wolfova andHribarjevo nabre/je (Hribar Embankment), the square wasrounded off anew by the early functionalist facade of the Mayerdepartment store (1 Wolfova Street). With Ple;niks Tromostovje

PREERNOV TRG

Sedanji Pre[ernov trg se je razvil iz kri/i[;a, ki je /e vsrednjeve[kem obdobju nastalo pred vhodom v obzidanomesto. e v 17. stoletju je bila zgrajena fran;i[kanska cerkevMarijinega oznanjenja, vendar so kri/i[;e izravnali intlakovali [ele sredi 19. stoletja, potem ko so poru[ili mestnoobzidje.

Po velikem potresu ob koncu 19. stoletja so na trgu sezidalinove me[;anske pala;e, ki so se po vi[ini prilagodile vencufran;i[kanske cerkve in trg zaprle> Mayerjevo pala;o

(Pre[ernov trg 5), Frischovo (Pre[ernov trg 3) in Seunigovohi[o (Pre[ernov trg 2) na za;etku :opove, na drugi straniLjubljanice pa so zgradili Filipov dvorec (Stritarjeva 9) inKresijo (Stritarjeva 6) po na;rtih gra[kega arhitektaLeopolda Theyerja. Poleg teh neohistori;nih pala; je bila vprvem desetletju na[ega stoletja v secesijskem sloguprenovljena Hauptmannova hi[a (Wolfova 2), in zgrajenaUrban;eva hi[a, sedanji Centromerkur (Trubarjeva 1), prvaljubljanska veleblagovnica in ena najlep[ih secesijskih

stavb v mestu. Med obema vojnama je na ju/ni strani medWolfovo in Hribarjevim nabre/jem trg na novo zaokro/ilozgodnjefunkcionalisti;no pro;elje Mayerjeveveleblagovnice (Wolfova 1), s Ple;nikovim Tromostovjem,oblikovanim po bene[kih vzorih z belimi balustrskimiograjami in stopni[;ema, ki se spu[;ata proti re;nemubregu, pa se je trg funkcionalno in vizualno raz[iril prekreke in dobil dana[njo podobo.

HAUPTMANNOVA HIA, WOLFOVA 2(ARHITEKT C. M. KOCH, 1904)

Hauptmannova hi[a je bila zgrajena /e leta 1873. Bila in enaizmed redkih ljubljanskih stavb in edina na trgu, ki jeskoraj nepo[kodovana pre/ivela ljubljanski potres. Popotresu je hi[o kupil Adolf Hauptmann, trgovec z barvami,in dal prenoviti pro;elje in streho doma;emu arhitektuCirilu Metodu Kochu. Koch je hi[o obnovil v slogu modnedunajske secesije. Pro;elje je oblo/il z barvnimi

kerami;nimi plo[;icami v geometrijskem motivu, streho, kije danes /al spremenjena, pa je na zgornji strani zaklju;il splo;evinastimi snegolovi v valoviti, nekako orientalskiliniji. Koch je za pro;elje izbral kontrastne zeleno-modro-

Pre[ernov trg\ Pre[eren Square

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(Three Bridges) designed according to Venetian models with whitebalustraded railings and stairs that lead down towards the river

bank, the square acts and visually extends across the river, thusacquiring its present-day appearance.

HAUPTMANN HOUSE, 2 WOLFOVA STREET(ARCHITECT: C.M. KOCH, 1904)

The Hauptmann House was built in 1873 and was one of therare buildings in Ljubljana and the only one in the square thatsurvived the earthquake almost undamaged. After the earthquakethe house was bought by Adolf Hauptmann, a paints merchant,

who commissioned the renovation of the facade and the roof to thelocal architect Ciril Metod Koch. Koch renovated it in thefashionable Viennese Secessionist style. The facade is clad incoloured ceramic tiles in a geometrical motif. The roof, which wasunfortunately altered in the meantime, was concluded in theupper part with sheet metal snow guards with an undulating,somewhat oriental line. Koch selected contrasting green-blue-redcolour shades for the facade. The colour diversity displayscontemporary vogue Viennese patterns and could also be

associated with the profession of the building owner.

URBANC DEPARTMENT STORE CENTROMERKUR,1 TRUBARJEVA STREET (ARCHITECT: FRIEDRICH SIGMUNDT, 1902-1903)

At the beginning of the 20th century Ljubljana had less than40,000 inhabitants. Trade was in the hands of small merchantswho had small, specialised shops predominantly in the old town

rde;e barvne tone. Barvna pestrost ka/e na so;asne modnedunajske vzore, lahko pa jo povezujemo tudi s poklicem

hi[nega lastnika.URBANEVA VELEBLAGOVNICA CENTROMERKUR,TRUBARJEVA 1 (ARHITEKT FRIEDRICH SIGMUNDT, 19021903)

Ljubljana je imela v za;etku 20. stoletja manj kot 40.000prebivalcev. Trgovina je bila v rokah majhnih trgovcev, kiso imeli v starem delu mesta prete/no majhne,specializirane trgovine, modernej[e trgovine z velikimiizlo/benimi okni pa so po potresu zrasle predvsem na

obmo;ju med starim mestnim jedrom in /elezni[ko postajo.Prvo veleblagovnico je dal zgraditi ljubljanski trgovec FelixUrbanc. Kot pove letnica na pro;elju, je bila zgrajena leta1903, na;rte zanjo pa je narisal gra[ki arhitekt FriedrichSigmundt. Zasnovana je po vzoru sodobnih veleblagovnic vvelikih evropskih prestolnicah> Parizu, Dunaju Gradcu,Budimpe[ti. Glavno, komaj 5,5 metra [iroko enoosnopro;elje je obrnjeno proti trgu s portalom, ki ga poudarjapolkro/ni nadstre[ek v obliki pahlja;asto razprtih cvetnihlistov iz stekla in kovanega /eleza. Na polkro/ni atiki stoji

Hautmannova hi[a \ Hauptmann House

Urbaneva veleblagovnica - notranjost CentromerkurjaInterior of the Urbanc department store Centromerkur

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neobaro;ni kip Merkurja, boga trgovine in za[;itnikatrgovcev.

Notranj[;ina trgovske hi[e je enoten prostor z osrednjimmonumentalnim stopni[;em, ki vodi v prodajno obhodnogalerijo v prvem nadstropju.

Stopni[;e nosita dve vrsti stebrov, na oboku med spodnjo inzgornjo vrsto stoji /enski kip, personifikacija obrti.Elegantna linija stopni[;a in lesene stopni[;ne ograje,spodaj zaklju;ene z dvema lesenima /enskima glavama,[tukaturni okras zidovin, rastlinski okras pohi[tva,

dekorativni motivi na jedkanih steklih izlo/benih vitrin,oblikovanje lu;i in drugih detajlov odseva neposrednevplive belgijske in francoske razli;ice nove umetnosti, karje v Ljubljani, ki se je sicer bolj zgledovala po dunajskisecesiji, redkost. Urban;eva hi[a je ena najkakovostnej[ihljubljanskih secesijskih celostnih umetnin, kjer se jeoblikovanje arhitekture in notranje opreme zlilo vnelo;ljivo celoto.?al je danes povsem neustrezno prenovljena in urejena.

MESTNA HRANILNICA, OPOVA 3(ARHITEKT JOSIP VANCA, 19031904)

Mestna hranilnica ljubljanska je bila ustanovljena leta1882. Bila je prva slovenska ban;na ustanova in kot takakonkurenca nem[ki Kranjski hranilnici, ki je bila dotlejnajpomembnej[a v mestu.

Na;rte za novo poslopje je izdelal Josip Vanca[ (1869 -1933), sarajevski arhitekt, avtor [tevilnih pomembnihposlopij v Sarajevu, Zagrebu in [e posebej v Ljubljani. Vprvem desetletju 20. stoletja je v Ljubljani zgradil Mestnohranilnico na :opovi ter Ljudsko posojilnico in hotelUnion na Miklo[i;evi ulici, ki sodijo med najpomembnej[esecesijske stavbe v mestu.

Pro;elje, na katerem se prepletajo histori;ni in secesijskidekorativni elementi, zaklju;uje ;elo z grbom mestaLjubljane nad njim. Portal v srednji osi stavbe, poudarjen z

nadstre[kom iz stekla in kovanega /eleza v obliki razprtihcvetnih listov, je skromnej[a razli;ica portalneganadstre[ka Urban;eve hi[e. Nad vhodom je ohranjen ediniavtenti;ni secesijski izvesek v Ljubljani.

quarter. More modern stores with large display windows werebuilt after the earthquake mainly in the new town quarters the

area between the old town centre and the railway station.The construction of the first department store was commissionedby the Ljubljana merchant trader Felix Urbanc. As written on thefacade it was erected in 1903 according to the plans of the Grazarchitect Friedrich Sigmundt. It was designed on the model ofcontemporary department stores in large European metropolises>Paris, Vienna, Graz and Budapest. The main single axis facade,barely 5.5 metres wide, is turned towards the square with aportal accentuated by a semicircular projecting roof in the form of

fan-shaped blossom petals made of glass and forged iron.The neo-Baroque statue on the top of the semicircular atticrepresents Mercury, the god of commerce and protector ofmerchants and traders.

The interior of the department store is a uniform space with acentral monumental staircase that leads to the circular salesgallery on the first floor. The staircase is supported by two rows ofcolumns. On the flank between the lower and upper rows is the

statue of a woman the personification of crafts. The elegantline of the staircase and the wooden staircase banister (finishedbelow with two wooden female heads), stuccowork on the wallsand plant-like ornamentation of the furnishings, decorative motifson the original etched glass display windows, lighting designs

Mestna hranilnica \ City Savings Bank

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Dr/avna obrtna [ola\ State School of Crafts

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V notranj[;ini, v prvem nadstropju, je bolj ali manj pristnoobnovljena ban;na dvorana, eden redkih secesijskih

ambientov. V njej je ohranjen [tukaturni okras v enakihmotivih kot na pro;elju, avtenti;ni lestenci in kosiprvotnega pohi[tva, jedkana stekla in oprema pa so izdelanina novo.

DRAVNA OBRTNA OLA - SREDNJA OLALJUBLJANA, AKEREVA 1(ARHITEKT VOJTEH DVORAK, 19091911)

Cesarsko kraljeva dr/avna obrtna [ola, ki je bila uradno

ustanovljena z vladnim odlokom leta 1911, je bilanamenjena izobra/evanju slovenske mladine iz vsehslovenskih de/el monarhije. Monumentalno pala;o obrtne[ole na vogalu Emonske in Slovenske je dala zgraditimestna ob;ina, na;rte je naredil ;e[ki arhitekt VojtehDvorak iz Prage. Tedanji /upan Ivan Hribar je stavboozna;il kot eno najlep[ih [olskih poslopij v monarhiji innajlep[e na slovenskih tleh. Pro;elje je oblo/eno z bogatimfiguralnim in rastlinskim okrasom v secesijskem slogu>

and other details reflect the direct influence of Belgian and Frenchvariations of Art nouveau a rarity in Ljubljana which was

otherwise modelled on Viennese Secession. Urbanc House is one ofthe finest and most elaborate Secessionist works of art inLjubljana where the architectural design and internal furnishingsblend to form an inseparable whole.

MESTNA HRANILNICA (CITY SAVINGS BANK), 3 OPOVA STREET(ARCHICTECT: JOSIP VANCA, 1903-1904)

The Ciy Savings Bank was founded in 1882 and was the firstSlovene banking institution. As such it competed with the German

Carniola Savings Bank, which till then had been the mostimportant in the city.

The plans for the building were drawn by Josip Vanca[ (1869-1933), an architect from Sarajevo and the designer of numerousimportant edifices in Sarajevo, Zagreb and particularly inLjubljana. In the first decade of the 20th century he designedseveral monumental buildings in Ljubljana one after the other the City Savings Bank in opova and the Peoples Loan Bank andHotel Union in Miklo[i;eva Street, which are considered to beamong the most important Secessionist buildings in the city.

The facade, a blend of Historicist and Secessionist ornamentalelements, is concluded on the top with a gable bearing the coat-of-arms of the city of Ljubljana. The portal in the central axis of thebuilding, emphasized by the projecting roof made of glass andforged iron in the shape of spread blossom petals, is the moremodest variant of the projecting roof of Urbanc House, bothinfluenced by the Franco-Belgian Art nouveau. The only authentic

Secessionist signboard in Ljubljana is preserved above theentrance.

In the interior, on the first floor, is the more or less authenticallyrenovated bank hall one of the few with a secessionistambience. The stucco ornamentation is preserved and features thesame motifs as on the facade. The authentic chandeliers and piecesof original furniture, etched glass and fittings were made anew.

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Nem[ka hi[a - detajl fasade \ German House facade detail

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otro[ka doprsja z obrtni[kimi emblemi, portretipomembnih znanstvenikov in umetnikov. Levo in desno ob

glavnem vhodu sta dve otro[ki figuri, levo deklica z grbommesta Ljubljane, desno de;ek z grbom de/ele Kranjske.

NEMKA HIA, SLOVENSKA CESTA 11(ARHITEKTURNI BIRO ERNEST SCHFER IZ LIBERCA, 19131914)

Stanovanjsko hi[o je dal zgraditi pokojninski skladKranjske hranilnice za svoje uslu/bence. Kranjskahranilnica je bila najstarej[i denarni zavod na Slovenskem.Ustanovljena je bila leta 1820 prete/no z nem[kim

kapitalom, zato so ljudje tudi hi[o, ki jo je zgradila,poimenovali Nem[ka hi[a. Na;rte za stavbo so izdelali varhitekturnem biroju Ernesta Schferja iz Liberca na:e[kem, oblikovana je v slogu dunajske secesije. Bogatoarhitekturno ;lenjena pro;elja (pomoli, balkoni, loggie)krasijo geometrijski vzorci iz kerami;nih plo[;ic. Otro[kikipi iz /gane gline z venci, pentljami oziroma girlandami navseh treh pro;eljih so pove;ani posnetki kipcev znamenitedelavnice Wiener Keramik in so bili verjetno izdelani na

Dunaju.

STATE SCHOOL OF CRAFTS,NOW THE LJUBLJANA EDUCATION CENTRE,1 AKEREVA STREET (ARCHITECT: VOJTEH DVORAK, 1909-1911)

The imperial royal State School of Crafts, which was officiallyfounded by government decree in 1911, was intended for theeducation of young Slovene craftsmen from all Slovene provincesof the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The monumental edifice ofthe craft school, located on the corner of Emonska and Slovenskastreets, was commissioned by the city council to the Czecharchitect Vojteh Dvorak from Prague. The then mayor, IvanHribar, labelled the building as one of the finest school buildingsin the monarchy and the most beautiful on Slovene land. Thefacade is faced with rich figural and vegetal ornamentation in thefashionable Secessionist style> busts of children with craft emblemsand portraits of important scientists and artists. To the left- andright-hand side of the entrance are two childrens figures> on theleft a young girl with the coat-of-arms of the city of Ljubljana, onthe right a boy with the coat-of-arms of the province of Carniola.

GERMAN HOUSE, 11 SLOVENSKA ROAD(ARCHITECTS STUDIO OF ERNEST SCHAFER FROM LIBEREC, 1913-1914)

This residential building was commissioned by the pension fund

of the Carniola Savings Bank for its employees. Carniola SavingsBank was the oldest monetary institution in Slovenia. It wasfounded in 1820, primarily with German capital, hence itscommon name German House. The plans for the building

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NEMKO GLEDALIE DRAMA, ERJAVEVA 1(ARHITEKT ALEXANDER GRAF,19091911)

Narodnostna nasprotja med nem[kim in slovenskimme[;anstvom so se na prelomu 19. stoletja tako zaostrila, daso ustanavljali vzporedne kulturne ustanove, nem[ke inslovenske. Ljubljana je tedaj dobila slovensko gledali[;e sedanjo Opero, nem[ko usmerjeni me[;ani, zdru/eni vDeutscher Theaterverein in Laibach, pa so ob pomo;iKranjske hranilnice in z dr/avnimi dotacijami zgradililsvoje, nem[ko gledali[;e sedanjo Dramo. Na;rte zaDramo so dali narediti dunajskemu arhitektu Alexandru

Grafu, ki je zgradil tudi ve; gledali[kih stavb za nem[konarodnostno skupnost na :e[kem. Ljubljansko gledali[;e jepravzaprav posnetek gledali[;a, ki ga je pred tem Grafzgradil v stju na Labi. Notranj[;ina avditorija je klasi;nohistoricisti;no oblikovana, pro;elje pa ka/e secesijskeelemente. Srednja os stavbe z vhodom je poudarjena znadstre[kom na stebrih, z balkonom in s trikotnimzalomljenim ;elom, ki ga je prvotno krasil napis Deutschestheater v secesijskem [tukaturnem okvirju. Bogato

dekorirana notranj[;ina je razdeljena na dva dela, naavditorij z vestibulom, garderobami in foyerjem ter na oder.

were elaborated in the architects studio of Ernest Schafer fromLiberec in the present day Czech Republic, and it was designed in

the Viennese Secessionist style. The rich architecturallyarticulated facade (bays, balconies and loggias) is adorned withgeometrical patterns made from ceramic tiles beneath the roofcornice. The childrens statues made of baked clay with thewreaths, bows and garlands on all three facades are the enlargedcopies of statues from the renowned Wiener Keramik workshopand were probably made in Vienna.

GERMAN THEATRE DRAMA, 1 ERJAVEVA STREET(ARCHITECT: ALEXANDER GRAF, 1909-1911)

The national antagonism between the German and Slovenepopulation at the end of the 19th century intensified to the levelthat parallel cultural institutions (German and Slovene) werefounded. Ljubljana at that time acquired the Slovene Theatre the present day Opera, while the Germans were associated in theDeutscher Theaterverein in Laibach. With the assistance ofCarniola Savings Bank and state subsidies they built their ownGerman theatre the present Drama. The plans for Drama

were designed by the Viennese architect Alexander Graf. Namely,it was Graf who built many theatre buildings for the Germanethnic community in the present day Czech Republic.The Ljubljana theatre was in fact a copy of the theatre that Grafbuilt in st nad Labem before then. The interior of theauditorium is of a classical historicist design while the facadedisplays Secessionist elements. The central axis of the building isaccentuated by the entrance in the porch supported by columns,the balcony and the triangular gable front. The latter initially

featured the inscription Deutsches Theater in a Secessioniststuccowork frame. The richly decorated interior is divided intotwo parts> the auditorium with the vestibule, wardrobes andfoyer, and the stage.

Nem[ko gledali[e - Drama \ German Theatre Drama

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MLADIKA DEKLIKI LICEJ IN INTERNAT ZDAJZUNANJE MINISTRSTVO RS, PREERNOVA 25

(OLA ARHITEKT MAKS FABIANI, 19061907,INTERNAT ARHITEKT CIRIL METOD KOCH, 19101912)

Finan;no je ustanovitev dekli[ke gimnazije podprl re[kitrgovec J. Gorup pl. Slavenski. Z njegovim denarjem je biloustanovljeno dru[tvo Mladika, ki je skrbelo za lai;no[olanje deklet in v ta namen leta 1896 ustanovilo tudi vi[jo[olo, poznej[i licej. Mestna ob;ina je za gradnjo [olepodarila zemlji[;e, na;rte za stavbo pa so naro;ili MaksuFabianiju. {ola je bila dokon;ana leta 1907, leta 1910 so ji

prizidali telovadnico ob {ubi;evi, leta 1912 pa so po na;rtihC. M. Kocha na isti parceli zgradili [e internat.

Modernisti;na arhitektura [ole odseva regionalno inlokalno tradicijo Ljubljane. Asketsko neornamentiranopro;elje je obdelano v dveh kontrastnih barvah, dvehrazli;nih materialov, rde;e opeke za podstavek, lizene, stolpz uro in poudarjene vogale ter vmesnih sten iz belegaometa.

MLADIKA GIRLS LYCEUM AND BOARDING SCHOOL,NOW THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE

REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, 25 PREERNOVA STREET(LYCEUM DESIGNED BY MAKS FABIANI, 1906-1907; BOARDINGSCHOOL DESIGNED BY CIRIL METOD KOCH, 1910-1912)

The founding of the girls lyceum was supported financially by theRijeka merchant J. Gorup von Slavenski. His capital was used tofound the Mladika society, which provided lay schooling for girlsand to that end in 1896 founded the high school, the later lyceum.The city council gave land for the construction of the school andMaks Fabiani was commissioned to make the plans for the

building. The school was completed in 1907 and the gymnasium in{ubi;eva Street was erected in 1910. The boarding school was builtin 1912 on the same site according to the architectural plans ofC.M. Koch.

The modernist architecture of the school reflects the regional andlocal tradition of Ljubljana. The austere non-ornamented facade ismade in two contrasting colours originating from two differentmaterials> red brick for the pedestal, protruding borders, clock-

tower and accentuated corners as well as the intermediate wallsrendered in white.

A portico is placed at the entrance between two right-angledwings and the clock-tower, which is covered by a bell-shaped roofsimilar to that on the Town Hall tower. The only decoration of thefacade are the owls symbols of wisdom, which are mounted onthe portico keystone. The granite relief on the blind facade of thegymnasium shows four girls with garlands and the coats-of-armsof Ljubljana and Josip Gorup.

The boarding school, the work of architect Ciril Metod Koch, wasconstructed between 1910 and 1912 at the edge of Tivoli Park. Itsfacade, made similar to that of the school in two contrastingshades, is more typical of the Secessionist style. It is adorned withstucco ornamentation using plant motifs on the partition wall thatencircles the whole building.

Both buildings, the lyceum and boarding school, have beenrenovated and nowadays form the head office of the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs.

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Vhod je postavljen v portik med obema pravokotnimakriloma. Nad njim je stolp z uro, pokrit z zvon;asto streho,

ki spominja na stolp mestne hi[e.Edina dekoracija pro;elja so sove, simboli modrosti nasklepniku portika in granitni relief na slepem pro;eljutelovadnice, ki prikazuje [tiri deklice z girlandami, medkaterimi sta grba Ljubljane in Josipa Gorupa.

Internat, delo arhitekta Cirila Metoda Kocha, je bil zgrajenmed letoma 1910 in 1912 prav ob robu Tivolskega parka.Njegovo pro;elje, ki je obdelano podobno kot [ola v dveh

barvnih tonih, je bolj tipi;no secesijsko, okra[eno s[tukaturnium okrasom v vegetabilnih motivih na delilnemzidcu, ki obkro/a celotno stavbo.

Danes sta oba objekta, [ola in internat, prenovljena v sede/ministrstva za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije.

NARODNA TISKARNA, TOMIEVA 1(ARHITEKT CIRIL METOD KOCH,19031904)

Narodna tiskarna je bila prva tiskarna v Sloveniji, ki je bilaurejena za veliko proizvodnjo. V njej so tiskali med drugimtudi Slovenski narod. Obsegala je proizvodno poslopje nadvori[;u in poslovno- stanovanjski objekt ob ulici. Slednji je [e

NATIONAL PRINTING HOUSE, 1 TOMIEVA STREET(ARCHITECT: CIRIL METOD KOCH, 1903-1904)

The national printing house was the first one in Slovenia that wasplanned for large print runs. The Slovene daily Slovenski narodamong others was printed here. The structure consisted of theproduction plant in the yard and an office and residentialbuilding in the street. The latter is still preserved, its facade andentrance hall being adorned with rich stuccowork with plantmotifs in the Secessionist style.

HRIBAR HOUSE, 2 TAVARJEVA STREET

(ARCHITECT: MAKS FABIANI, 1902-1903)The land between the present streets of Slovenska, Tav;arjeva,Dalmatinova and Cigaletova was bought by Josip Gorjup afterthe earthquake of 1895 and bestowed upon the city council tobuild a girls high school. The city council then sold the land asbuilding plots, the proceeds being intended for the construction ofthe school. To support the project the plots of land were purchasedby the Slovene patriots> mayor Ivan Hribar, factory magnateAnton Deghenghi, the brothers Josip and {tefan Poga;nik, theLjubljana clockmaker Franc uden and Alojzij Vodnik, on whichthey built their residences. Their national consciousness wasdemonstrated also by the fact that they commissioned the plans toSlovene architects.

Ivan Hribar commissioned Maks Fabiani to draft the plans forhis house and invited him to participate in many urban projectsafter the earthquake. Fabiani produced the plan in strict classicalantique proportions. For the basic module he chose a cube which

alternated with half squares on the ground floor. The square isalso used as the basic module in the facade sections and the basicmotif of the facade ornamentation in roughcast mortar and finerendering. The ornamentation is, however, limited to narrowstrips of the protruding bays above the windows, featuringclassical lion heads.

The facade design displays Baroque undulations in three shallowwindow bays that extend from the first floor to the roof cornice.Fabiani used a similar motif in the Artaria Mansion in Vienna in1900 and subsequently also in several other residential villasoutside of Ljubljana.

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vedno ohranjen, njegovo pro;elje in vhodno ve/o krasi bogat[tukaturni okras z rastlinskimi motivi v secesijskem slogu.

HRIBARJEVA HIA, TAVARJEVA 2(ARHITEKT MAKS FABIANI, 19021903)

Zemlji[;a med sedanjimi Slovensko, Tav;arjevo,Dalmatinovo in Cigaletovo je po potresu 1895 kupil JosipGorup in ga podaril mestni ob;ini za gradnjo vi[je dekli[ke[ole. Mestna ob;ina je nato zemlji[;a prodala kot stavbneparcele, izkupi;ek pa namenila gradnji [ole. V podporoprojektu so parcele pokupili slovenski rodoljubi, /upan

Ivan Hribar, tovarnar Anton Deghenghi, brata Josip in{tefan Poga;nik, ljubljanski urar Franc :uden, AlojzijVodnik in na njih dali zgraditi svoje hi[e, svojo narodnozavest pa so izkazali tudi s tem, da so na;rte naro;ilislovenskim arhitektom.

Ivan Hribar je na;rte za svojo hi[o naro;il Maksu Fabianiju,katerega je po potresu povabil k sodelovanju tudi pri [tevilnihdrugih mestnih nalogah. Fabiani je na;rt zasnoval v strogoklasi;nih anti;nih proporcih. Za osnovni modul je izbralkocko, ki se v pritli;ju izmenjuje s polovi;nim kvadrom.Kvadrat je tudi osnovni modul pro;elne ;lenitve in osnovnimotiv pro;elne dekoracije v grobem in finem ometu. Sicer paje okras omejen na ozke pasove nad okni izstopajo;ihpomolov, v katere so vgrajene anti;ne levje glavice.

MIKLOIEV PARK (MIKLOI PARK)

The square in front of the Palace of Justice with the originalsymbolic name of Slovenski trg (Slovene Square) was laid out byLjubljana city council after the earthquake, the project beingfinancially supported by the government in Vienna too. The plansfor the urban architectural layout of the square were designed byMaks Fabiani in 1900. Fabiani designed a square uniformlyenclosed by buildings of the same height with corners accentuatedby small turrets. This concept especially suited the wishes ofmayor Ivan Hribar that post-earthquake Ljubljana should berenovated on the model of Prague. The initial park layout wasproduced according to the plans of Waclav Hejnic, a Czechgardener who came to Ljubljana from Vienna in order to decoratethe city for the emperors visit. He then stayed and was appointedthe city gardener. The park was almost completely enclosed bybuildings between 1900 and 1907, creating the finest Secessionistambience in Ljubljana. Unfortunately, the city council redesignedthe park just before the Second World War with two diagonalpaths, thus erasing the original design.

KRISPER HOUSE, 20 MIKLOIEVA STREET

(ARCHITECT: MAKS FABIANI, 1900-1901)

The first house in the square was designed by Maks Fabianihimself, thus revealing how he conceived the appearance of thesquare. The plan for it was commissioned by the lawyer ValentinKrisper. The facade was designed in a light Secessionist style

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Pro;elje je v tlorisu baro;no vzvalovano v tri plitve okenskepomole, ki segajo od prvega nadstropja do stre[nega venca.

Podoben motiv je Fabiani uporabil /e pri pala;i Artaria naDunaju leta 1900, pozneje pa tudi pri nekaterih drugihstanovanjskih vilah zunaj Ljubljane.

MIKLOIEV PARK

Trg pred sodnijsko pala;o s simboli;nim imenom Slovenskitrg je dala urediti ljubljanska mestna ob;ina po potresu,projekt pa je finan;no podprla tudi vlada na Dunaju. Na;rteza urbanisti;no arhitektonsko ureditev trga je napravil

Maks Fabiani leta 1900. Fabiani je na;rtoval enotnozazidavo trga z enako visokimi stavbami, na vogalihpoudarjenimi s stolpi;ki, kar je [e posebej ustrezalo /eljamtakratnega /upana Ivana Hribarja, da Ljubljano po potresuprenovi po vzoru Prage. Prvotna parkovna ureditev je bilaizvedena po na;rtih Vaclava Hejnica, ;e[kega vrtnarja, ki jepri[el v Ljubljani z Dunaja, da bi okrasil mesto za obiskcesarja, nato pa je ostal in bil imenovan za mestnegavrtnarja. Park je bil skoraj v celoti obzidan med 1900 in

1907 in je postal najlep[i secesijski ambient v Ljubljani.al ga je mestna ob;ina tik pred drugo vojno preuredila zdvema diagonalnima potema in tako zabrisala prvotnozasnovo.

KRISPERJEVA HIA, MIKLOIEVA 20(ARHITEKT MAKS FABIANI, 19001901)

Prvo hi[o na trgu je na;rtoval Maks Fabiani sam in takopokazal, kako si je zamislil obzidavo trga. Na;rt zanjo mu je

naro;il ljubljanski odvetnik Valentin Krisper. Pro;elje jeoblikoval v lahkotnem secesijskem slogu po vzoru sodobnedunajske arhitekture in ga okrasil s tipi;nimi cvetli;nimi in

based on the model of contemporary Viennese architecture andadorned with typical stylised flower and plant motifs in elegantlines that recall Hortas popular motif coup de fouet orwhiplash. Certain tiny details made from forged iron> a bell,peephole, letter-box and door handles, recall the Belgian variant ofArt nouveau. Regretfully, some of them have already disappearedfrom the house and are preserved only in pictures. As Fabianihimself wrote, the vegetal Secessionist ornamentation was used atthe explicit wish of the owner, the town councillor ValentinKrisper.

REGALLI HOUSE, 18 MIKLOIEVA STREET(ARCHITECT: FRAN BERNEKER, 1904-1906)

The plans for the neighbouring Regalli House were produced byFran Berneker, who was a sculptor by profession and creator ofone of the finest monuments in Ljubljana, that of Primo/ Trubarin Tivoli Park. The corner building with a bay and turret above itdominates the south-eastern corner of Miklo[i; Park. The facade isfinished with an undulating cornice above the windows of thesecond floor and adorned with green glazed ceramic tiles.Bernekers work also includes the copper door of the building

featuring two shallow reliefs that show allegories of Night andDay. Even the stone atlantes that support the corner turret weremade according to Bernekars proposals.

All three houses on the opposite, western side of the square alongCigaletova Street were designed by the Slovene architect CirilMetod Koch in the fashionable Secessionist style.

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rastlinskimi stiliziranimi motivi v elegantni liniji, kispominja na Hortov priljubljen motiv udarca z bi;em. Na

belgijsko razli;ico nove umetnosti spominjajo tudi nekateridrobni detajli iz kovanega /eleza, zvonec, kukalo, po[tninabiralnik in kljuke. Nekateri od njih so /al s hi[e /e izginiliin so ohranjeni le na slikah. Kot je Fabiani sam zapisal, jerastlinski secesijski okras uporabil na izrecno /eljo lastnika,ob;inskega svetnika Valentina Krisperja

REGALLIJEVA HIA, MIKLOIEVA 18(ARHITEKT FRAN BERNEKER, 1904 - 1906)

Na;rte za sosednjo, Regallijevo hi[o je naredil FranBerneker, sicer kipar po poklicu in avtor enega najlep[ihljubljanskih spomenikov, spomenika Primo/u Trubarju vTivolskem parku. Stavba s pomolom in stolpi;em nad njimzaklju;uje jugovzhodni vogal Miklo[i;evega parka, pro;eljeje zgoraj zaklju;eno z vencem v obliki valovnice nad oknidrugega nadstropja in okra[eno z glaziranimi kerami;nimiplo[;icami zelene barve. Bernekerjevo delo so tudi bakrenavrata v stavbo, z dvema plitkima reliefoma, ki prikazujeta

alegoriji No;i in Dneva. Tudi kamniti plastiki atlantov, kinosita vogalni pomol, sta bili narejeni po Bernekarjevipredlogi.

DEGHENGI HOUSE, 5-7 DALMATINOVA STREET (ARCHITECT:CIRIL METOD KOCH, 1904, FINAL PLAN BY VILJEM TREO)

This corner building is accentuated with a turret crowned with a

bell-shaped roof. According to Kochs original plan the facade wasrichly embellished with typical Secessionist plant ornamentation.However, the actual facade that was built is considerably moremodest. The ornamentation is made only with differentlystructured mortar in combination with red brick on the groundfloor and rendered facade of the upper storeys.

POGANIK HOUSE, 1 CIGALETOVA STREET(ARCHITECT: CIRIL METOD KOCH, 1902)

This building is distinguished by an elegant portal which isadorned by a stucco relief of a female figure in the Secessioniststyle with extended arms holding branches.

UDEN HOUSE, 3 CIGALETOVA STREET(ARCHITECT: CIRIL METOD KOCH, 1902)

The adjacent building, on the corner of Tav;arjeva, wascommissioned to C. M. Koch by the Ljubljana clockmaker Franuden, whose emblem also originally adorned the bay facadebetween the windows of the upper store. The corner bay isaccentuated with a small turret crowned with a square slab abovethe roof. This supports the roof in the form of a globe. The facade isrichly embellished with curved lines cut into the plaster, ceramictiles, golden ornamentation below the roof projection and stylisedplant motifs on the forged iron balconies railings and roof posts.

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Posojilnica \ Peoples Loan Bank

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Vse tri hi[e na nasprotni, zahodni strani trga ob Cigaletovije na;rtoval slovenski arhitekt Ciril Metod Koch vsecesijskem slogu.

DEGHENGIJEVA HIA, DALMATINOVA 5-7 (ARHITEKT CIRILMETOD KOCH, 1904, IZVEDBENI NART VERJETNO ARHITEKT V.TREO), je poudarjena s pomolom, ki se zgoraj kon;uje zzvon;asto kritim stolpi;em. Po prvotnem Kochovem na;rtuje bilo pro;elje bogato dekorirano s tipi;nim rastlinskimsecesijskim okrasom, izvedeno pro;elje pa je precejskromnej[e. Dekoracija je izvedena zgolj z razli;nostrukturiranimi ometi v kombinaciji ope;no rde;ega

pritli;ja in ometanega pro;elja zgornjih nadstropij.POGANIKOVA HIA, CIGALETOVA 1 (ARHITEKT CIRIL METODKOCH, 1902), se odlikuje z elegantnim portalom, nadkaterim je v [tuku izdelan relief /enske figure v secesijskemslogu z raz[irjenimi rokami, v katerih dr/i rastlinske vejice.

UDNOVO HIO, CIGALETOVA 3 (ARHITEKT CIRIL METOD KOCH,1902), na vogalu s Tav;arjevo je dal zgraditi ljubljanski urarFran :uden, ;igar emblem je prvotno krasil tudi pro;elje

pomola med okni zgornjega nadstropja. Vogalni pomol je

The south side of the square long remained uncompleted and wasclosed by the wall of the former Verov[ek ironware shop. Notuntil 1922 was the south-eastern corner opposite Bamberg House

spatially closed with the building of the Mutual Savings Bank.The Trades Union building of an entirely functionalist design waserected adjacent to it in the 1960s. It was built according to theplans of the architect Edo Mihevc and neither the scale, nor thedesign conforms to the character of the square and its architecture.

MIKLOIEVA ULICA (MIKLOIEVA STREET)

The street was designed at the beginning of the 20th century.Secessionist buildings of the highest quality were built in the

lower section between Pre[eren Square and Miklo[i; Park. Itsupper section from Pra/akova Street towards the railway stationwas not laid out until the inter-war period.

PEOPLES LOAN BANK, 4 MIKLOIEVA STREET(ARCHITECT: JOSIP VANCA, 1907)

This building features a typical Secessionist facade withWagnerian ornamental elements such as, for example, a flattenedroof conclusion, ceramic facing and balconies with shallow three-sided bays in the Fabiani style. On the roof above the central

udnova hi[a \ uden House

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poudarjen s stolpi;em, ki se nad streho zaklju;uje skvadratno plo[;o. Ta nosi streho v obliki globusa. Pro;eljeje bogato okra[eno z valovnicami na zidcu med nadstropji, skerami;nimi plo[;icami, zlatim okrasom pod stre[nimnapu[;em in stiliziranimi rastlinskimi motivi na kovanihograjah balkonov in stre[nih nosilcev.

Ju/na stranica trga je ostala dolgo nedokon;ana, zaprta zzidom nekdanje Verov[kove trgovine z /eleznimi izdelki.{ele leta 1922 so jugovzhodni vogal nasproti Bambergovehi[e zazidali s stavbo Vzajemne posojilnice, ob njej pa sov [estdesetih letih zgradili povsem funkcionalisti;no

zasnovano pala;o sindikatov po na;rtih arhitekta EdaMihevca, ki niti v merilu niti v oblikovanju ne ustrezanaravi trga in njegove arhitekture.

MIKLOIEVA ULICA

je bila urejena v za;etku 20. stoletja. V spodnjem delu medPre[ernovim trgom in Miklo[i;evim parkov je bilapozidana z najkakovostnej[imi secesijskimi pala;ami. Njenzgornji del od Pra/akove proti postaji pa je bil urejen [ele

med obema vojnama.

LJUDSKA POSOJILNICA, MIKLOIEVA 4(ARHITEKT JOSIP VANCA, 1907)

Stavba ima tipi;no secesijsko pro;elje z wagnerjanskimidekorativnimi elementi, kot so npr. potla;en stre[nizaklju;ek, kerami;na preobleka fasade in fabianijevskiplitvi tristransko zaklju;eni pomoli. Na strehi nadosrednjim rizalitom sta dve sede;i figuri, bosi in razkritihramen, opremljeni z mo[nji;kom, panjem in kartu[ama, nakaterih sta upodobljeni ;ebela in mravlja, simbolavar;nosti, marljivosti in denarnega bogastva.

HOTEL UNION, MIKLOIEVA 1(ARHITEKT JOSIP VANCA, 19031905)

Prvi moderni, izrazito funkcionalno zasnovani hotelskiobjekt in na za;etku 20. stoletja najve;ja stavba v mestu, se

je pona[al z najve;jo in najbolj reprezentativno dvorano navsem Balkanu, ki je zaradi zahtevne /elezne stre[nekonstrukcije veljala tudi za izreden tehnolo[ki dose/ek.Celoten objekt, tako zunanje pro;elje kot tudi notranj[;inaz vso notranjo opremo in bogato zbirko jedkanih stekel, jebil oblikovan v dekorativnem secesijskem slogu po na;rtiharhitekta Josipa Vanca[a.

projection are two seated figures, barefoot and with exposedshoulders, holding a pouch, beehive and cartridges on which aredepicted a bee and an ant, the symbols of thrift, diligence and

capital wealth.

HOTEL UNION, 1 MIKLOIEVA STREET(ARCHITECT: JOSIP VANCA, 1903-1905)

The first modern, distinctly functionally designed hotel buildingand also the largest edifice in the city at that time boasted thegrandest ceremonial hall in the whole Balkans (in this part ofEurope). Due to the complex iron roof construction it was alsoregarded as an outstanding technological achievement. The wholebuilding, the external facade and interior with all its furnishingsand rich collection of etched glass, was designed in the ornamentalSecessionist style according to the plans of architect Josip Vanca[.The etched glasses have, unfortunately, now been replaced withcopies.

COOPERATIVE BANK, 8 MIKLOIEVA STREET(ARCHITECT: IVAN VURNIK, 1921)

The Cooperative Bank in Miklo[i;eva is undoubtedly one of themost prominent buildings in Ljubljana. Its richly adorned facadewith vibrant colours stands out from the urban surroundings,although it was built in the heart of the Secessionist town quarterwhich is already quite rich in colour. It is one of the finestexamples of architecture in the so-called national style which

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ZADRUNA GOSPODARSKA BANKA,MIKLOIEVA 8 (ARHITEKT IVAN VURNIK, 1921)

Zadru/na gospodarska banka na Miklo[i;evi je nedvomnoena najznamenitej[ih ljubljanskih stavb. Z bogatookra[enim /ivobarvnim pro;eljem izstopa iz svojegaurbanisti;nega konteksta, ;eprav je bila zgrajena v jedrusecesijske ;etrti mesta, ki je /e nasploh barvno precej pestra.Je eden najlep[ih primerov arhitekture tako imenovaneganarodnega sloga, s katerim se je arhitekt Ivan Vurnikukvarjal ne samo v svojem arhitekturnem opusu, ampaktudi pri na;rtovanju notranje opreme in umetnoobrtnih

izdelkov.Stavba se odlikuje s poslikano ban;no dvorano, ki zavzemacelotno pritli;je obcestnega in dvori[;nega trakta. Slikanadekoracija zavzema ves del dvorane, vklju;no s stebri indvori[;ni del dvorane. Dvorana je osvetljena skozi steklenstrop, sestavljen iz majhnih modrih steklenih kvadratov,vanj pa je vgrajen dekorativni pas raznobarvnih stekelc.Barvni vitra/i v dekorativnih geometrijskih motivih krasijo

tudi stopni[;no ve/o v prvih dveh nadstropjih obcestnegatrakta.

Poslikava dvorane in pro;elja je delo arhitektove soprogeHelene Vurnik, odli;ne dekorativne slikarke, po rodu sicer

architect Ivan Vurnik used not only in his architectural work, butalso in the design of the interior fittings, furnishings andcraftwork.

The building is distinguished by the painted bank hall thatoccupies the whole ground floor of the road and courtyard section.The painted decorations cover the whole part of the hall adjacent

to the road including the columns. The hall itself is illuminatedthrough a glass ceiling consisting of small blue glass squares intowhich are fitted ornamental strips of glass fragments of variouscolours. The coloured glass partitions in decorative geometricalmotifs also adorn the stairwell in the first two storeys.

The painting of the hall and facade is the work of the architectswife Helena Vurnik, a superb decorative artist who was Vienneseby birth. She collaborated in her husbands study and creation of

typical Slovene architecture. The geometrical ornament in a red,blue and white colour combination of the Slovene tricolour isenhanced with motifs from the wealth of Slovene iconography> astylised Slovene landscape of pine forests and wheat fields as wellas vines that incorporate the motif of women attired in Slovenenational dress.

BAMBERG HOUSE, 16 MIKLOIEVA STREET(ARCHITECT: MAKS FABIANI, 1906-1907)

The building on the corner of Miklo[i;eva and Dalmatinovastreets was commissioned by Otomar Bamberg, manager of theI. Kleinmayr&Bamberg printing works and bookshop inLjubljana. He also built a printing works adjacent to the house inDalmatinova. The plans for the building were designed by MaksFabiani. The modernist facade does not display any more traces of

Zadru/na gospodarska banka - detajl notranjosti \ Cooperative Bank detail of the interior

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Dunaj;anke, ki je sodelovala tudi pri mo/evemraziskovanju in ustvarjanju tipi;ne slovenske arhitekture.Geometrijski ornament v rde;e-belo-modri barvnikombinaciji slovenske trobojnice se dopolnjuje z motivi izbogate slovenske ikonografije> stilizirano slovenskopokrajino smrekovih gozdov in /itnih polj ter vinske trte, vkatero je vkomponiran motiv /ena v slovenski narodnino[i.

BAMBERGOVA HIA,MIKLOIEVA 16 (ARHITEKT MAKS FABIANI, 19061907)

Pala;o na vogalu Miklo[i;eve in Dalmatinove je dal zgraditiOtomar Bamberg, vodja tiskarne in knjigarne I. Kleinmayr&Bamberg v Ljubljani. Ob hi[i na Dalmatinovi je zgradiltudi tiskarno. Na;rte za stavbo je napravil Maks Fabiani.Modernisti;no pro;elje ne ka/e ve; sledov secesije, ampakbolj odseva lokalno poznobaro;no tradicijo patricijskihpala;. :lenjeno je z mogo;nimi lizenami v rusticiranemometu. Kerami;ni reliefi bradatih mo/ v beli barvi na modripodlagi so delo avstrijskega kiparja in keramika Huga

Franza Kirscha, portreti pa predstavljajo verjetno osebe,povezane s tiskarstvom.

ZMAJSKI MOST EZ LJUBLJANICO(ARHITEKT JURIJ ZANINOVI, 19001901)

Zmajski most ;ez Ljubljanico, ki je nadomestil starej[egalesenega, ker je ta postal zaradi ve;jega in modernej[egaprometa preozek, je dala zgraditi mestna ob;ina. Zaradivar;evanja so se mestni mo/je odlo;ili za /elezobetonsko

konstrukcijo, ki je bila cenej[a od kamnite in hkrati tudimodernej[a. Kljub temu pa so konstrukcijo oblekli vbetonske plo[;e in jo dekorativno obdelali v secesijskemslogu po na;rtih dalmatinskega arhitekta Jurija Zaninovia.Po njegovih na;rtih so bile izdelane betonske obloge,balustrade in tudi skulpturalni okras. Zmaji iz bakreneplo;evine so postali simbol Ljubljane. Most je edennajpristnej[ih primerov secesijske arhitekture v Ljubljani inprva prava /elezobetonska konstrukcija v mestu.

the Secessionist style, but is more a reflection of the local lateBaroque tradition of patricians residences. It is articulated withmighty border sections in rusticated mortar. The ceramic reliefs ofthe bearded men in white on a blue background are the work ofthe Austrian sculptor and ceramics tiler Hugo Franz Kirsch. Theportraits most likely represent people associated with printing.

DRAGON BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER LJUBLJANICA(ARCHITECT: JURIJ ZANINOVI, 1900-1901)

Dragon Bridge, which spans the river Ljubljanica, replaced anolder timber bridge because it became too narrow to cope with

larger and more modern means of transport. It wascommissioned by the city council and, in order to economise, thecity officials chose a reinforced concrete construction which wascheaper than stone while also being more modern. Nevertheless,the structure was faced with stone slabs and ornamentally workedin the Secessionist style according to the plans of the Dalmatianarchitect Jurij Zaninovi, who created the concrete facing,balustrades and sculptural ornamentation. The dragons made ofcopper sheeting became the symbol of Ljubljana. The bridge is one

of the purest examples of Secessionist architecture in Ljubljana andthe first genuine reinforced concrete structure in the city.

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KATOLIKA TISKARNA, KOPITARJEVA 6 (1907-1908)

Leta 1887 je Katoli[ko tiskovno dru[tvo v Ljubljani kupilo

staro tiskarno in jo preuredilo za svoje namene. Leta 1908 jedru[tvo zgradilo novo pala;o na Poljanskem nasipu invanjo preselilo tiskarno. Pala;a je bila prva /elezobetonskaindustrijska stavba v Ljubljani z notranjo /elezobetonskoskeletno konstrukcijo. Proizvodne dvorane so podpiraliosmerokotni /elezobetonski stebri, postavljeni v dvehvzdol/nih vrstah, celotna konstrukcija pa po;iva na 60centimetrov debelih obodnih zidovih. Pro;elje vsecesijskem slogu je okra[eno z zna;ilnimi wagnerjanskimi

okrasnimi motivi okrog oken in pod stre[nim napu[;em.Na vogalu stavbe je pod stre[nim napu[;em pet enakihreliefnih portretov bradatih mo/, ki poosebljajo tiskarje.Pod njimi so grbi slovenskih de/el> {tajerske, Gori[ke,Koro[ke, Istre, Trsta in Kranjske.

Po drugi vojni je tiskarno prevzelo podjetje Ljudska pravica,nato ;asopisno podjetje Dnevnik, ob koncu devetdesetih letprej[njega stoletja, ko je tiskarna prenehala delovati, je bilastavba prenovljena za potrebe pravne fakultete.

CATHOLIC PRINTING HOUSE, 6 KOPITARJEVA STREET(1907-1908)

In 1887 the Catholic Printing Society in Ljubljana purchased anold printing house and adapted it for its own requirements. In1908 the Society erected a new building in Poljanski nasip andmoved the printing works there. The new building was the firstreinforced concrete industrial building in Ljubljana with aninternal reinforced concrete frame construction. The largeworking halls were supported by octagonal reinforced concretecolumns standing in two parallel rows. The whole structure stillstands on 60cm thick side peripheral walls. The facade in theSecessionist style is adorned with characteristic Wagnerianornamental motifs around the windows and under the roofprojection. On the corner of the building beneath the cornice arefive identical relief portraits of bearded men that personifyprinters. Beneath them are the coats-of-arms of the Sloveneprovinces> {tajerska, Gori[ka, Koro[ka, Istria, Trieste andKranjska.

After the Second World War the printing works were taken overby the company Ljudska Pravica, then by the newspaper publishersDnevnik. At the end of the 1990s, when the printing works ceasedoperation, the building was renovated to house the Law Faculty.

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MIKLAVEVA VELEBLAGOVNICA, EPICENTER,MESTNI TRG 23 (ARHITEKT KARL BRNNLER, 1914)

Stavbo nekdanje veleblagovnice je dal zgraditi trgovecFranc Drofenig. Na;rte za prezidavo je naro;il priljubljanski stavbni dru/bi Viljem Treo, izdelal pa jih je njenarhitekt Karl Brnnler. V pritli;ju in prvem nadstropju jebila urejena enotna prodajna hala z lo;enimi prodajnimipulti, povezana v sredini s stopni[;em, v tretjem nadstropjupa enaka dvorana, namenjena skladi[;u. {tirinadstropnopro;elje je oble;eno v ;rn poliran marmor, velike okenskeodprtine, v spodnjih nadstropjih skoraj kvadratnih oblik,

pokrivajo skoraj celo povr[ino pro;elja. Kovinsko instekleno pro;elje deluje povsem funkcionalisti;no, le zlatokras stre[nega venca in okra[en nadstre[ek nas [espominjata na secesijske vzore iz preloma stoletja.Miklav;eva veleblagovnica je bila eden redkih objektov,kjer se je novi slog izrazil na povsem moderen na;in nesamo z okrasom pro;elja, ampak tudi v njegovi celotnikonstrukciji. Je namre; prvo moderno monta/no pro;elje vLjubljani. Danes velja stavba za enega uspe[nej[ih primerov

vklju;itve modernega sloga v zgodovinsko mestno tkivo.

MIKLAVC DEPARTMENT STORE, NOW EPICENTER,23 MESTNI TRG (ARCHITECT: KARL BRUNNLER, 1914)

The building of the former department store was commissionedby the merchant Franc Drofenig. The plans for its constructionwere ordered from the Viljem Treo building company, and wereproduced by its architect Karl Brnnler. A uniform retail areawas laid out on the ground and first floor with separate salescounters and was connected by a central staircase. An equalspace located on the third floor was intended as a warehouse.The four-storey facade is faced in black polished marble.The large, almost square window openings in the lower storeys

cover the entire surface area of the facade. The metal and glassfacade acts in a completely functional manner only the goldenornamentation of the roof cornice and embellished roof projectionrecall the fashionable Secessionist styles from the turn of thecentury. The Miklavc department store is one of the rare buildingswhere the new style was expressed in an entirely modern way,not only through the faade ornamentation, but also in its entirestructure. It is in fact the first modern prefabricated facade inLjubljana. Today the building is considered as one of the most

successful examples of integrating the modern style in the historicurban fabric of Ljubljana.

PUBLIC BATHS, NOW PIZZERIA NAPOLI,7 PRENA STREET (ARCHITECT: WILHELM BRUCKNER & CO. FROMGRAZ, 1899-1901)

In the concern to modernise the city after the earthquake a publicbaths was built. It was supposed to enable poorer inhabitants tobath at an affordable price. The building was erected according to

the model of the public baths in Lips. An attic rises like sceneryabove the double entrance on the truncated corner. Below it isconcluded as a scroll, and above as a triangle. The building isaccentuated with a single-storey hexagonal tower. TheneoRomanic facade is divided by semicircularly concludedmullion windows and protruding borders in a contrasting whiteand blue combination.

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LJUDSKA KOPEL, PIZZERIA NAPOLI, PRENA 7(ARHITEKT WILHELM BRCKNER & CO, GRAZ, 18991901)

V skrbi za modernizacijo mesta so po potresu zgradili tudiljudsko kopel, ki naj bi omogo;ila tudi revnej[emu slojuprebivalstva kopanje po nizki ceni. Stavba je bila zgrajenapo vzoru ljudske kopeli v Lipskem. Nad dvojnim vhodomna prisekanem vogalu se kot kulisa dviguje atika, spodajvolutasto zaklju;ena, zgoraj trikotna. Stavba je poudarjena zenonadstropnim [esterokotnim stolpom, neoromanskapro;elja ;lenijo polkro/no zaklju;ene bifore in lizene vkontrastni belo-modri kombinaciji.

Ljudska kopel \ Public baths

Fotografija na naslovnici \ Cover photo>Zadruna gospodarska banka\ Cooperative Bank

Izdajatelj \ Edited by> Zavod za turizem Ljubljana \ Ljubljana Tourist BoardGregor;i;eva 7, SI - 1000 Ljubljana, Tel. + 386 (0)1 \ 426 71 14, Faks \ Fax + 386 (0)1 \ 425 33 58E-mail> [email protected], www.ljubljana-tourism.si Tekst \ Text> Breda Miheli; Prevod \ Translation> Mark Valentine Skica \ Sketch> Nina Gor[i, Matej Nik[i,

Mark Wollrab Fotografije \ Photographs> Branko Cvetkovi, Nina Gor[i, Miran Kambi;,Egon Ka[e, Breda Miheli, Aldo Pavan, Borut igon, Arhiv Uprave republike Slovenije zakulturno dedi[;ino (INDOK center), Arhiv Zavoda za turizem Ljubljana AD & D> Agencija Arih Grafi;ni prelom \ Prepress> Studio DTS Printed by> Gorenjskitisk Ljubljana, september \ September 2004

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turistina kartica ljubljane | ljubljana tourist cardla carta turistica di lubiana | die tourist card von ljubljana

ljubljana card

a three-day privilege card for touristsand other visitors to ljubljana: free or discount tickets to museums, galleries

and events free travel on city buses, discounts on taxi

fares, reduced rates for car rentals lower prices of guided sightseeing tours

and souvenirs discounts on accommodation rates and

restaurant,night club and bar bills

shopping discountsprice: 3.000 tolars, validity: 3 days or 72 hours

program ponudbe ljubljane za vseokuse v treh dneh! | ljubljana in threedays for every taste!

prodajna mesta v ljubljani | sales outlets

in ljubljana:turistini informacijski centri | tourist information centres:stic, krekov trg 10,tic, stritarjeva ulica,

tic (eleznika postaja | railway station), trg of 6

grand hotel union, mikloieva 1, grand hotel union-garni,mikloieva 9,celica hostel , metelkova 8, park hotel, tabor 9,lpp (potnika blagajna | ticket office),trdinova 3, city hotelljubljana, dalmatinova 15, hotel lev, vonjakova 1, m hotel,dereva 4,tour as,mala ulica 8, rumeni taksi / yellow taxi

tridnevna kartica ugodnosti turistom in drugim

obiskovalcem mesta omogoa: brezplane ali ceneje oglede muzejev, galerijin prireditev

brezplaen prevoz z javnimi mestnimiavtobusi, popuste pri prevozih s taksijiin rent-a-car-ji

ugodneje cene organiziranih turistinihogledov in spominkov

popuste pri prenoitvah, v gostinskihlokalih, nonih klubih in barih

ceneje nakupovanje v trgovinahcena: 3.000 sit, veljavnost: 3 dni oz. 72 ur

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