The cylindrical tower
Added by himself for a round workroom.
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The home of the man who made Ljubljana: Jože Plečnik lived in this modest house in the Trnovo quarter from 1921 until his death in 1957, and everything was left as he left it — his desk with drawing tools, the monastic bedroom, the kitchen, the cylindrical tower he added himself, and the winter garden with plaster models of his projects: bridges, market, National Library and churches never built. Guided tours only in small groups, the guides telling the life of an architect who lived like a monk for his work: no wife, barely any electricity in his room, thousands of drawings. The adjoining exhibition explains Ljubljana as he drew it — half the city today the fruit of his UNESCO-listed designs. Ten minutes' walk south of the old town along the river, beside his Franciscan church with its famous bridge.
Added by himself for a round workroom.
Bridges and unbuilt churches in plaster.
Karunova ulica 4-6, Ljubljana
Novi trg (New Square)A square on the western bank of the Ljubljanica, facing the old town and far qui8 minutes walk4.6
Ljubljana CastleThe castle above the city: all of Ljubljana is seen from the tower of its castle11 minutes walk4.5
Mestni trg (Town Square)The main square of Ljubljana's old town, running below the castle hill, lined wi12 minutes walk4.9
The Triple BridgeThree bridges in one: the masterpiece of Jože Plečnik, the architect who redrew 12 minutes walk4.6
St Nicholas CathedralA green dome and twin towers above the market: Ljubljana Cathedral (1706) is Ita13 minutes walk4.6The Triple Bridge, the arcaded market, the National Library, the riverbank, Žale cemetery and Trnovo church with its bridge — all on foot in the centre, and the museum hands out a map.