Local architect Jože Plečnik added this distinctive pyramid to the Roman wall, south of the centre, during renovations of the wall carried out in the 1930s.
Plečnik Pyramid
Ljubljana
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This Roman wall, marking part of the southern boundary of Emona, dates from AD 15. It was restored in the 1930s, and not all of the wall is original.
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Spanning the picturesque canal called Gradaščica, this bridge was designed in 1932 by local architect Jože Plečnik.
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This library is architect Jože Plečnik’s masterpiece, completed in 1941. To appreciate this great man’s philosophy, enter through the main door (note the…