© Michael Blaha

© Jacques Lasserre

© Michael Blaha

© Jacques Lasserre

Jurij Zaninovič
Zmajski most (1901)
Dragon Bridge

Municipal Savings Bank (1903/04), Čopova ulica 3

First Slovenian bank. The main façade has a classical division with Secession decorations. The interior has also been well preserved.

© Michael Blaha

Friedrich Sigismundt: Urbanc House (1902/03), Trubarjeva cesta 1

First department store of Ljubljana. The entrance from Prešeren Square is decorated by a flower canopy typical for the Paris or Vienna Art Nouveau. On top is a statue of Mercury, protector of merchants (and thieves). The Secession façade indicates the influence of Vienna, while the interior is closer to Parisian Art Nouveau.

© Michael Blaha

© Jacques Lasserre

© Michael Blaha

© Michael Blaha

© Michael Blaha

Josip Vancaš: Hotel Union (1903-05), Miklošičeva cesta 1

First hotel in Ljubljana, built according to the most up-to-date standards of the time. Its smooth façade is decorated according to Secession principles.

Prešeren Square/Wolfoya Ulica
Was it designed following the example of the Viennese "Rüdigerhof"?

© Michael Blaha

Ivan Vurnik:
Office building of the Zadružna Gospodarska Banka (Cooperative bank, 1921)
Typical example of the Slovenian national style

© Michael Blaha

Miklošičev Park

© Jacques Lasserre

© Jacques Lasserre

© Jacques Lasserre

© Jacques Lasserre

© Jacques Lasserre

© Jacques Lasserre

Miklošičeva Cesta