Since we have a thread about Maribor, here's one about the capital, Ljubljana (pop. 264,000) -- a quickly growing tourist destination. If you have any pictures to share with us, please post them here (Bubach Hlubach?). And, again, thanks to SinCity for letting us know about destinacije.com.

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2004/LJ_55_big_889_big.jpg
Source: A. Fevzer and slovenia-tourism.si

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2003/126_big_LJ_01.jpgvecja.jpg
Source: J. Skok and slovenia-tourism.si

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2003/144_big_LJ_11.jpgvecja.jpg
Source: D. Mladenovic and slovenia-tourism.si

http://www.destinacije.com/Slike/Slovenija/NaseljaiGradevine/Palaca_Poste.JPG
Source: destinacije.com

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2004/LJ_19_big_871_big.jpg
Source: A. Fevzer and slovenia-tourism.si

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Source: destinacije.com

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2003/171_big_LJ_29.jpgvecja.jpg
Source: Bobo and slovenia-tourism.si

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Source: Bobo and slovenia-tourism.si

http://www.destinacije.com/Slike/Slovenija/NaseljaiGradevine/Stari_Trg_Ljubljana.JPG
Source: destinacije.com

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Source: destinacije.com

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2004/LJ_20_big_872_big.jpg
Source: B. Bajzelj and slovenia-tourism.si

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Source: destinacije.com

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2003/160_big_LJ_22.jpgvecja.jpg
Source: Bobo and slovenia-tourism.si

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Source: Bobo and slovenia-tourism.si

http://www.destinacije.com/Slike/Slovenija/NaseljaiGradevine/Zgradba_Narodneg_Muzeja_Slovenije.JPG
Source: destinacije.com

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2003/152_big_LJ_15.jpgvecja.jpg
Source: T. Reisner and slovenia-tourism.si

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Source: Bobo and slovenia-tourism.si

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Source: A. Fevzer and slovenia-tourism.si

http://www.destinacije.com/Slike/Slovenija/DvorciiKurije/Dezelni_Dvorec-Univerza_V_Ljubljani.JPG
Source: destinacije.com

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Source: destinacije.com

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2004/LJ_42_big_877_big.jpg
Source: J. Skok and slovenia-tourism.si

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Source: destinacije.com

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2003/127_big_LJ_02.jpgvecja.jpg
Source: I. Maher and slovenia-tourism.si

http://www.destinacije.com/Slike/Slovenija/NaseljaiGradevine/Mestna_Hisa_Ali_Rotovz.JPG
Source: destinacije.com

http://www.destinacije.com/Slike/Slovenija/NaseljaiGradevine/Gornji_Trg.JPG
Source: destinacije.com

http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/pictures/photoalbum/2004/LJ_49_big_883_big.jpg
Source: J. Skok and slovenia-tourism.si

Ljubljana is beautiful. Its no wonder why its fast becoming one of Europes best tourism destinations. I'm sure the others will add a few more pics to this cool thread.

It's definitely a very pretty city!

very nice. :) are there many projects in ljubljana? what is the tallest building over there?

very nice. :) are there many projects in ljubljana? what is the tallest building over there?

The tallest buildings in Ljubljana, I believe, are in an 1980s residential complex in the northern part of the city. Despite that, the World Trade Center building is frequently cited as the tallest.

However, if this project gets built, it will become the tallest in the country:

http://www.mladina.si/tednik/200443/clanek/kul--arhitektura-ursa_matos/img/kolizej-maketa1_display.jpg
Source: mladina.si

An auditorium inside the building:
http://www.mladina.si/tednik/200443/clanek/kul--arhitektura-ursa_matos/img/kolizej-maketa2_display.jpg
Source: mladina.si

The project was designed by Dutch architects Willem Jan Neutelings and Michiel Riedijk. Most observers praise the architecture (I love it!), but there has also been widespread criticism of the proposal, because...

A.) An old structure from Austro-Hungarian times would have to be demolished.

B.) There are fears that the skyscraper would clash with Ljubljana's traditional skyline, which is dominated by the castle.

the project looks really interesting, but i don't think it'll "mix" well with the surroundings of the city.:(

how many projects do you think there are in total in ljubljana? :)

Oh, BTW, here is what the World Trade Center building --mentioned above-- looks like (right):

http://www.creativ.si/wts/show/slike/Ljublj10.jpg
Source: creativ.si

And here is one of my favorite new buildings, Hotel Mons:
http://www.hotel.mons.si/img/motivi/hotel/hotel.jpg
Source: hotel.mons.si

Oh, and thanks for your kind words, everybody!

how many projects do you think there are in total in ljubljana? :)

Sorry, no clue! Maybe someone else can give you the answer...

Lovely Ljubljana. I'm glad you found destinacije.com useful. Its always a great source of pictures. Well done AZ2SI.

More images of Ljubljana, Slovenia's beautiful capital .....

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Roman ruins ......
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http://www.destinacije.com/Slike/Slovenija/NaseljaiGradevine/Lontovz-Slovenska_Akademija_Znanosti_In_Umetnosti.JPG

any pictures of their airport?

Brnik - Ljubljana Airport:

http://www.pfmb.uni-mb.si/tomaz/tomair/images/brnik.gif

I think they are planning a new terminal/expansion.

Yes, they are planning a new terminal. A parking structure is currently under construction and a new terminal should follow that. In the 1980s, the airport actually wanted to build a brand-new terminal south of the runway, with the northern facility eventually becoming used just for general aviation. There was even talk of a second runway! However, that all changed with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the withdrawal of JAT from the airport.

Nevertheless, traffic at the airport is now growing at a steady pace. Last year was the airport's first one in history with more than a million passengers. With tourist traffic, in particular, on the rise (including flights by easyJet), the old terminal has become way too small. Instead of moving south of the runway, the new terminal will be built next to the old one on the northern side. I've heard that one will be used for departures and one for arrivals, but I've also heard that one will be used for Shengen and the other for non-Shengen flights.

Some more pics of the airport:

http://www.lju-airport.si/images/clanki/img256.jpg
Photo: Irena Habe and lju-airport.si

http://www.lju-airport.si/images/clanki/img265.jpg
Photo: Irena Habe and lju-airport.si

http://www.lju-airport.si/images/clanki/img334.jpg
Photo: Irena Habe and lju-airport.si

http://www.lju-airport.si/images/clanki/img268.jpg
Photo: Irena Habe and lju-airport.si

http://www.lju-airport.si/images/clanki/img355.jpg
Photo: Irena Habe and lju-airport.si

http://www.lju-airport.si/images/clanki/img331.jpg
Photo: Jani Lapajne and lju-airport.si

http://www.lju-airport.si/images/clanki/img277.jpg
Photo: Irena Habe and lju-airport.si

wow very beatiful city. i want to visit there

Wonderful city! You know, guys, I am very jealous on your beautuful bridges! But you realy need new airport! How many passangers does it have per year?

Thanks, long foot, and I agree about the airport! According to official statitics, it handled 1,048,238 passengers last year -- the most ever.

Urban Girl: Please do! BTW, the number of Turkish tourists visiting Slovenia is rapidly increasing (Of course, Turkey is already a very well-known destination in Slovenia).

Lovely pictures. I have difficulty pronouncing the name. Somebody please help me!

:-)

Lovely pictures. I have difficulty pronouncing the name. Somebody please help me!

:-)

Well, there are various pronounciation guides, but I prefer:

LYOO-BLYAH-NAH (the accent falls on the second syllable)

Do note, however, that the Y sounds are not fully formed. Rather, they combine with the preceding Ls to make them softer.

Here are two virtual reality resources for those of you who would like to see more of the city:

http://www.burger.si/Ljubljana/Virt...m_Razgledi.html (VR panoramas of the city; click on each one to view it)

http://www.ljubljana-tourism.si/ind...mlj&set_lang=US (a 3D virtual tour of the city)

Ljubljana in nice. But surely too small to be considered metropolis.

Ljubljana in nice. But surely too small to be considered metropolis.

Oh, I agree 100%. BTW, do you know Ljubljana's rank in Europe by size? Let's have some guesses and I will let you know! I'm interested to see who will come up with the best guess (without looking it up, that is).

Guessing its size in relation to European capitals?

Id say 40th spot.

Guessing its size in relation to European capitals?

Id say 40th spot.

Actually, I was thinking in relation to all European cities. Of course, that means it's lower on this list. How much? Let's have some guesses!

I place it in 400th spot! :)

Oh, it's bigger than that. Stockton-on-Tees, UK, happens to be Europe's 400th biggest city/town. Split is smaller than Ljubljana but it's still 349th on the list. Keep on guessing! ;)

:eek2: WOOOOOOOW. Very nice place and very nice pictures. I like them a lot. Hope to visit there someday.Thanx for sharing.

A winterish scene from Ljubljana, taken a few days ago:

http://www.mobisux.com/album/data/500/22640IMG_2592-med.jpg

I don't like this town,for being a capital,is nothing special.

I don't like this town,for being a capital,is nothing special.
That might be your opinion....very solitary though. Slovenia has many beautiful cities, and Ljubljana is definately one of them. If you don't like it, then you might wanna check other Slovene cities.....Maribor, Trieste, Ptuj, Bled.....very nice, each in its own way. One will definately suit your taste.

I don't like this town,for being a capital,is nothing special.

Well, since Ljubljana is small, maybe it's better to compare it with cities its size than with big European capitals. Having said that, no city can ever please everyone (even though Ljubljana is very popular among your fellow Italians).

BTW, since no one is guessing, Ljubljana is Europe's 245th biggest city, just ahead of Mönchengladbach, Germany, but smaller than Gijón, Spain, according to citymayors.com. :)

I don't like this town,for being a capital,is nothing special.
One question: do you consider Trieste and Venezia towns or cities?

Surely it can't compare to the likes of London or Berlin, but I think that for it's size (264,000 people) it is beautiful.

And sorry about the Expo, I was really hoping Trieste would get it.. :(

That might be your opinion....very solitary though. Slovenia has many beautiful cities, and Ljubljana is definately one of them. If you don't like it, then you might wanna check other Slovene cities.....Maribor, Trieste, Ptuj, Bled.....very nice, each in its own way. One will definately suit your taste.

Trieste isn't in Slovenia, unless they changed borders in past 24hours that I don't know.
Otherwise I think Ljubljana is charming as well as Celje, Ptuj and Maribor which I had pleasure visiting whilst on my way to Croatia.
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Trieste isn't in Slovenia, unless they changed borders in past 24hours that I don't know.
Otherwise I think Ljubljana is charming as well as Celje, Ptuj and Maribor which I had pleasure visiting whilst on my way to Croatia.
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Hehe, I know. I was just being a bit provocative ;).

@sts: What I was going to say is that Ljubljana isn't big, but it can easily compare to many other European capitals. Yes, it doesn't have big old coloseums, nor grand cathedrals or hundred stories skyscrapers, but it does have certain features that are very important nowadays. For instance: it's the safest European capital, standard of life is extremely high, it's clean, it has extremely interesting historical centre, that some call miniature Prague. It's small, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.....it has both nice coastline and impressive mountains virtually in a reach of a hand. It has many potentials, and it's a pleasure to be its citizen. Actually, I could be speaking for nearly any Slovene town right now, since they're all extremely impressive and beautiful in their own way.

It's very narrow-minded to say it's nothing special. At least you don't have to dodge pickpockets on any corner, like in Milan, Rome, Venice, Palermo or virtually any other Italian city.

Hehe, I know. I was just being a bit provocative ;).

@sts: What I was going to say is that Ljubljana isn't big, but it can easily compare to many other European capitals. Yes, it doesn't have big old coloseums, nor grand cathedrals or hundred stories skyscrapers, but it does have certain features that are very important nowadays. For instance: it's the safest European capital, standard of life is extremely high, it's clean, it has extremely interesting historical centre, that some call miniature Prague. It's small, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.....it has both nice coastline and impressive mountains virtually in a reach of a hand. It has many potentials, and it's a pleasure to be its citizen. Actually, I could be speaking for nearly any Slovene town right now, since they're all extremely impressive and beautiful in their own way.

It's very narrow-minded to say it's nothing special. At least you don't have to dodge pickpockets on any corner, like in Milan, Rome, Venice, Palermo or virtually any other Italian city.


lol, tell me about it, I never again travel on train on my own in Italy, this is all I am going to contribute to this subject, I am pretty sure you got good imagination and can take it from there, I agree Slovenia is very beautiful place and relatively cheep in comparison to UK or London.
:)

LOL. I didn't even notice that you included Trieste on the list... ;)

LOL. I didn't even notice that you included Trieste on the list... ;)

I saw it and thought WTF? LOL :D

But I liked it and thought it suited the situation thats been happening here for the past few days. That'll teach 'em. ;)

A winterish scene from Ljubljana, taken a few days ago:

http://www.mobisux.com/album/data/500/22640IMG_2592-med.jpg

Thats a really nice winter pic Blaž! :)

Trst je nas!;)

Trst je nas!;)

Život damo, Trst ne damo :D

For its size, Ljubljana is quite nice capital. Zagreb is 3 times bigger, but honestly I think Ljubljana is better place for living. It is not just about better economy and high standar of living, Ljubljana has other cultural and entertainment facilities which we don't have. Size doesn't matter ;)

bziherl,Trieste is MY city,and it isn't slovenian,but ITALIAN!!

TRIESTE IS ITALIAN!!!!!
TRIESTE ITALIANA NEL CUORE PER SEMPRE!!!!!

sorry if I've called Ljubljana a town,I know it's a city!!!And I think it's also a beautiful city,but not too much to be a capital,only that!!I went lots of times there,and I love its architecture and its gardens,is really a nice place,but in my opinion it doesn't look like a capital!!
If somebody write again Trst je nas,I ask the modarator to banned him/her.

If somebody write again Trst je nas,I ask the modarator to banned him/her.

Come on, KM was just joking, of course Trieste is Italian city :)

I hope he was joking!!Please,let me say:history is history,present is present!!

I don't like the picture of Ljubljana.

I don't like the picture of Ljubljana.

Which one?

And of course KM was joking; he's not even from Slovenia!

Congratulions bziherl, such a nice example of prejudice! I see european lands are getting closer and closer....thousand and thousands of people from Ex-Jugoslavia moved to Italy for desperation looking for a better life and some of them devoted themself to crime...since i don't know your land, should i judge Slovenians from what i see in my city? I don't think so.Anyway, u're welcome Italy, so you'll be able to see our beautiful cities, places, and sure, our famous pickpockets playing mandolino while eating pizza and pasta...

sorry if I've called Ljubljana a town,I know it's a city!!!And I think it's also a beautiful city,but not too much to be a capital,only that!!I went lots of times there,and I love its architecture and its gardens,is really a nice place,but in my opinion it doesn't look like a capital!!
If somebody write again Trst je nas,I ask the modarator to banned him/her.

Lubiana doesn't look like a capital because is a young capital of a young nation...
:cheers:

by the way from the pictures it seems a nice city:-)

Lubiana doesn't look like a capital because is a young capital of a young nation...
:cheers:

A young nation ? I would rather it is a young state than nation, Slovenes settled there in 6th or 7th century :)

I think the fact that Ljubljana doesn't look like a capital is actually an advantage.. But it's definitely more of a capital than Vaduz. ;)

And mila, I doubt many Slovenians emigrated to Italy to escape communist rule, the ones that did emigrate went to Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina mostly. What you can see a lot thruout Europe are Bosnians and Serbians, though. I know that Slovenia had a surge of Bosnian immigrants during the Bosnian crisis of the mid-90s. But anyway, the topic is Ljubljana, not our nations' histories.

As I said many times before, I think it's a wonderful city, and I think it really has to do with it's topography. The city centre is squeezed in between the Castle Hill (and subsequently Golovec Hill) and Rožnik Hill, plus the river flows thru there..

Trst je nas!;)

"The flea's roar" :D ;) ;)

Život damo, Trst ne damo :D

did you look the pics I sent you moron?
do you like my new signature?

Život damo, Trst ne damo

What does it mean?

Come on now, guys. Don't let this thing get blown all out of proportion, and most of all don't get into :bash: mode, OK? :) That's undignified and unnecessary.

So some people prefer grand, glitzy capital cities while others find it perfectly fine that a smaller country should have such a quaint charmer as Llubljana as its capital.

Conclusion: no reason to go to war! :horse:

did you look the pics I sent you moron?
do you like my new signature?

Falcon, i am not trying to be smart, but dont ya think that maybe you could've sent a pm to Long Foot and discuss it with him privately. This thread is about Slovenia's capital city - LJUBLJANA, at least the title of thread says so, please lets not ruin this thread. Thank you :)

Falcon, i am not trying to be smart, but dont ya think that maybe you could've sent a pm to Long Foot and discuss it with him privately. This thread is about Slovenia's capital city - LJUBLJANA, at least the title of thread says so, please lets not ruin this thread. Thank you :)

cheers!
I sent him a PM but he didn't answer!!!
Ljubjana is a wonderful city!

....thousand and thousands of people from Ex-Jugoslavia moved to Italy for desperation looking for a better life and some of them devoted themself to crime...

Well, since Slovenia is prosperous (as rich as Portugal) and a member of the EU, I doubt that many Slovenians moved to your city out of desperation. :|

Trieste isn't Italian, nor Slovenian!

Its's Austrian ;);)

No, really, I think we can all agree that it's an ethnically mixed area and we can't say it's either purely Italian or purely Slovenian.

^For sure this area is ethnically mixed,but as Ljubljiana is slovenian,Trieste is italian.What do you think about Milano,Torino,Bologna,aren't those italian cities??Trieste is the same,is italian!!I'm from Trieste,and I know very well my city!!I can say you that the triestiner Kars(the hills around Trieste)are slovenier,for sure,but the city itself is italian,totally!!

Yes, the city itself is Italian, although I wouldn't agree it's completely Italian, but you're right.

Anyway, bziherl, got info on any new buildings in Ljubljana? :)

I will ask the slovenian guys in the school where i teach Italian to strangers...anyway, just wanna say...stop stereotyped! It just creates stupid clashes between people and countries.If one really wants to promote his city and land, he should just show its best including his.U agree? Ciao!

wow guys...so much has been written since my last post....

I was only kidding about Trieste. I was really just trying to be provocative....errr....maybe next time, I'll just leave provocative thoughts to myself, LOL ;). Of course Trieste is part of Italy. On the other hand Ljubljana still has much to do to become a proper city...I must agree on that. I myself very rarely call Ljubljana a "city", so I don't really care whether it's called city or town. After all, I've been to many bigger places than Ljubljana and were not that rarely called towns. So, ...... yeah, I guess we should rather continue posting photos than arguing about irrelevant stuff.

@edolen1: yeah, I am planning to go and make some photos soon, but just can't seem to find any time.......hehehehe.....my laziness is unbelievable, LOL!

did you look the pics I sent you moron?
do you like my new signature?

Actually you should take it off because you may get a warning. The last person that did this was warned. Anyway, lets not fight here.

cheers!
I sent him a PM but he didn't answer!!!
Ljubjana is a wonderful city!

Why should I answer to your provocative and insulting PM? You destroyed Croatian thread, now you are doing same with Ljubljana's. If you don't like Slavs, just keep away from our threads.

I wrote "Život damo Trst ne damo" just to show how does it look like when someone usurp your country and says that it actualy is not yours, that you are occupant in your own country.

Anyway, I am not going to report mods about your signature, just keep it, it doesn't bother me.

Cheers.

Sorry,I've done a mistake writing town!!I thought it was a synonim of city!!

Sorry,I've done a mistake writing town!!I thought it was a synonim of city!!

Hehe, it's okay ;)

For those of you with fast connections, here are two interesting virtual reality resources to give you a better idea of Ljubljana:

VR Panoramas (burger.si) (http://www.burger.si/Ljubljana/VR3/uvod.html)

3D Virtual Tour (ljubljana-tourism.si) (http://www.ljubljana-tourism.si/index.cgi?body=nmlj&set_lang=US)

Anyway, I am not going to report mods about your signature, just keep it, it doesn't bother me.

Cheers.

hey with my signature I've just quoted the words that you have written!
anyway this is a forum about Ljubjana, stop it.

oh my goodness, just hard to believe how these babies are capable of being stubborn, hihihii, whichever one of you calms down first, is gonna win a golden pacifier hihihi :)
:cheers:

Slovenia is to purchase 12 F16 or JAS39 for its air force - news I just found on web. cool.

sorry to go off topic, I love Ljubljana, it is very nice place.

Could you post that news clipping? I don't know what "Web.Cool." is:(

quite cosy town, not bad

We're about to buy 12 F16s?! :runaway:

April Fools, right?

dont worry we will protect you with our 50 brand new F16 :)

dont worry we will protect you with our 50 brand new F16 :)

And what we can except from that Polish airplanes when we are talking already about south Europe?:)

dont worry we will protect you with our 50 brand new F16 :)
That's the whole point! Italian jet fighters from Aviano already protect us! Our Governments made a deal when Slovenia entered NATO that Italian planes would protect us. We only have a couple of school planes and some Bell and Cougar helicopters..

it is on flight international site but you need login password for the access the site...
I'm looking for alternate sources as we speak.

The source of new Slovene fighters is reported to be Dutch MLU F16's.

It is not saying Slovenia has purchased this fighters but states that is it very expensive for Slovenia to continue to receive Italian air force cover when purchasing new fighters would save Slovenia s much as 50 millUS$ in longer term.

The numbers mention where 6-12 F16 fighters at most.

Interesting, considering we have no place to put them.. Except for Brnik Airport, but military aircraft are expected to leave it if the military airfield in Cerklje gets renovated (maybe they're doing that so they can accomodate F16's?)..

Interesting, considering we have no place to put them.. Except for Brnik Airport, but military aircraft are expected to leave it if the military airfield in Cerklje gets renovated (maybe they're doing that so they can accomodate F16's?)..

yhea they where saying that too,

what the heck are we supposed to do with 12 F16s? I mean...you can barely take off and you already hit the national border......

Oh....we're in Nato now, I forgot. Our spineless government is probably supposed to spend as much as they can to help Bush fixing his expenses in Iraq, hehehe.

what the heck are we supposed to do with 12 F16s? I mean...you can barely take off and you already hit the national border......

Oh....we're in Nato now, I forgot. Our spineless government is probably supposed to spend as much as they can to help Bush fixing his expenses in Iraq, hehehe.
To tell the truth, I wouldn't mind seeing a couple F-16s fly over at airshows.. :D

Don't you guys gave some MIG-s in Slovenian army? I always thought you captivated some MIG-s from JNA. Croatia has circa 30 old MIG-s, but most of that old crap now can't even fly, we are looking for some new planes, F16 possible, but Mic knows it better.

Lol, no, we have some decent choppers (Bell and Eurocopter Cougars, which we need for mountain rescue besides the GRS helis).

As far as our "fighter jets" go, this is all we got:
http://photos.airliners.net/d5ebf854fec43eb77e37a5937e808ae0/4251a126/middle/8/5/8/299858.jpg
Pilatus PC-9M.. woo -_-

Sadly, Poland hasn't enough to cover its own airspace, let alone that of Slovenia.

But this is a good move, I'm sure Slovenia can afford it(~1bln euros max) but I would prefer it if they chose a European product(Swedish Gripen, French Rafale, etc) rather than the 70's era product from USA.

Sadly, Poland hasn't enough to cover its own airspace, let alone that of Slovenia.

But this is a good move, I'm sure Slovenia can afford it(~1bln euros max) but I would prefer it if they chose a European product(Swedish Gripen, French Rafale, etc) rather than the 70's era product from USA.

Most likely Slovenia will go for cheapest option which is MLU F16's from Nederland's, at 8million US$ per aircraft they are cheapest and best option, Slovenia only needs 12 Aircrafts and as whole deal would not cost more than 320 million US$ (includes infrastructure, support, training, logistical support and spare parts).

JAS39 Gripens are nice option to, but price for 12 aircrafts and support would set back Slovenia for 550millUS$. This does not include armaments...

Whole Slovene Defence budget today is only 520 million US$, and I don't think Slovenia will go in to such capitol expenditure unless there is a great offset deal with Sweden.

Sadly, Poland hasn't enough to cover its own airspace, let alone that of Slovenia.



for your knowledge Polish army is modernizing very rapidly, we bought 50 F16 for 3,6bln$, we are the member of NATO since 1999 and we must fulfill its standards

^^^Did your army participate in bombing Serbia in 1999., or you joined NATO later?

I dont think we participated in bombing Serbia, but I know we sent some troops to Kosovo

I dont think we participated in bombing Serbia, but I know we sent some troops to Kosovo


lol, delfin you would love that, wouldn't you - booming of Serbia , lol

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

They somehow missed Serbia, but didn't risk to loose Iraq opportunity. They had to show their military strenght somewhere lol

An quick update on the Kolizej project mentioned at the beginning of this thread: The Austro-Hungarian building on the proposed skyscraper's site has been declared a protected structure, placing the future of the controversion project in question.

An quick update on the Kolizej project mentioned at the beginning of this thread: The Austro-Hungarian building on the proposed skyscraper's site has been declared a protected structure, placing the future of the controversion project in question.


great, let them knock some communist BS, I just thought it would be cool for Ljubljana to get this project, but to knock down history, what Stalinist pig is running city council there, castrate him... lol

An quick update on the Kolizej project mentioned at the beginning of this thread: The Austro-Hungarian building on the proposed skyscraper's site has been declared a protected structure, placing the future of the controversion project in question.

Didn't that happen already in 1994?

True, bziherl; I misspoke. The building was already listed as a protected structure before, but the Ministry of Culture issued a firm statement Friday saying that a demolition would not be allowed, considerably lowering the chances of that happening.

The project is very controversial because some see the former Austro-Hungarian army barracks on that site as a cultural monument, while others do not. The height of the proposed skyscraper is also the subject of considerable debate.

What bothers me is that all those people that want the Old Kolizej to stay have absolutely no will to renovate that building! That building is in ruins, and I seriously doubt anyone will do anything about it if that skyscraper isn't built.

The current situation is just waay too shitty to stay this way.. It's either renovation or skyscraper, unfortunately it seems like neither will happen..

This brings me to another question.. Is the renovation of such a dilapidated building even possible?

Any pictures of Ljubljana University? :)

What a pity. I hope this new tower for Ljubljana goes thru. Is it in the city centre which could impact heavily on the surrounding streets. Is this a historic section of the city?

Any pictures of Ljubljana University? :)

Here's the rectorate of the University, on Kongresni trg.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Univerza_Ljubljana.jpg

@SinCity: Yeah, well.. it is in the central part of the city, but not the real historic centre. It's still in the area though, and it would disrupt the dominance of Castle Hill, according to some..

What bothers me is that all those people that want the Old Kolizej to stay have absolutely no will to renovate that building! That building is in ruins, and I seriously doubt anyone will do anything about it if that skyscraper isn't built.

The current situation is just waay too shitty to stay this way.. It's either renovation or skyscraper, unfortunately it seems like neither will happen..

This brings me to another question.. Is the renovation of such a dilapidated building even possible?

post some pics of it, you'd be surprised what can be renovated this days, lol....

PPL in UK buy dilapidated Barns (with no roofs) and barely few walls and build luxury house or apartments.

example ----

Before
http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Images/Vacants%20init%20(shrunk)_tcm21-29560.jpg

after
http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Images/Vacants%20init%20(shrunk)_tcm21-29560.jpg

^^ Very nice biulding :yes:

Ljubljana is really beautiful!
Nice classical architecture.

Ljubljana is "The city of Love" , that is a little precious adorable city.

Hello, I'll introduce you our European "city" or town with 260.000 people, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

We have antique Roman wall:





River Ljubljanica, with caffes and shops in old city center:



City most famous Triple Bridge, with Roman Catholic Church (AVE GRATIA PLENA):



Triple bridge at Christmas:



Image taken from Triple bridge: river Ljubljanica and city market:



Dragon bridge near city market:



Triple Bridge and the Ljubljana castel:



Ljubljana castel and tower:



Old town center:



Union hotel, where president Clinton stayed in 1999:



Robba founatin, city hall:



City hall:



Ljubljana first and only university. On the balcony Tito and Clinton had speaches.



City views:







Older view:



Our most important culture building (CD), where are concerts, state celebrations, speaches, ... :



Parilament building:



Insurance company Triglav:



National library (NUK) :



Department store NAMA:



Winter view:



One of the oldest, once 4. most high and first isolated skyscraper in Europe:





Ljubljana bank (NLB) towers:



MAXI market:



MAXI market and NLB tower:



Brick tower:



Building of Slovenska zadružna zveza:



Ministry of Finance:



Stock:



Bavarski dvor:



ASTRA:



Slovenian Telecome (PIANO):



Hotel Lion:





Skyscraper S2:





Metalka:



BTC CITY tower:



LEK pharmacy company building:



Our new WTC (1993):





Newspaper tower DELO:



DELO tower from part of the Ljubljana train station, where usually dmu garnitures are parked over night:



Slovenian chamber of economy (GZS):





Comerce center on Šmartinska road:



Brewery UNION:



Brewery UNION in different lights at night:





"Trnovo Gates" (2005):



Hotel Mons:



Murgle, nice place to live in, with small brick houses and lots trees. In one of them our last president is livig, once there was living eaven our vice-president, who is now president, but he moved to Zaplana.



Prak Tivoli:

^ I don't wanna be petty, but where r the pix?http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6348/iconmrgreencc1.gif Until then, here's a similar thread for others - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=401540 ;)

Zivijo! (sorry, I don't have the ^ accent )
(Ne razumem slovensko). Ljubljana je zelo lepa! (: - Slovenija je tudi zelo lepa :))

Oprostite, I only have the A1 level of slovenian, I promise to study it harder :)

greets from Lisbon **

^^ Your Slovenian is great, especially for a Portuguese. :)


This thread is ancient; it brings back memories. :D

Zivijo Verso! (btw, verso means verz; I don't know if in slovenian it means the same)

Hvala!
Ljubljana je cisto mesto. (this may be totally wrong, but I think you got the idea)

Do you have much traffic in Ljub or is it a calm mesto?

I can't see E.L. SLOVENIA photos, tho :(

Se vidimo! Dobro vecer!

Zivijo spet!

In the pt forum there's a thread about ljub, if you wanna see more photos:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=552823

hvala, se vidimo

We mainly know about this thread, but thanks for posting anyway:okay:...

your slovene is almost perfect btw:bow:, just "Dober večer" instead of "Dobro večer".. Dober relates to masculine (which "večer" is) and Dobro to the "middle sex" (ger. neutrum)..

Dober vecer! oprostite :)

tough language, but beautiful;)

greats for all slovenians!!! ljubljana is very nice and clean city! wait montenegro in EU! it will be soon :banana: