~ Secessionist Ljubljana ~
At the turn of the 19th century, Ljubljana saw the appearance of a new architectural style, which was in Europe mainly referred to as Art Nouveau. Its Slovenian variant developed under the direct influence of Viennese Secession and contributed notably to the overall appearance of Ljubljana.
Ljubljana was the capital of the Austro Hungarian Province of Carniola, at the end of the 19th century having less than 30 000 inhabitants and being very rural in appearance. The turning point was the devastating earthquake which struck the town in 1895. After the huge earthquake, Ljubljana’s mayor, Ivan Hribar (mayor 1896 to 1910) spearheaded a large-scale rebuilding effort. Hribar gave key projects to Slavic architects, particularly the Bosnian Josip Vancaš and the Slovenes Cyril Metod Koch and Maks Fabiani. Fabiani in particular was quite influential in Ljubljana, though he lived and worked in Vienna. It was he who introduced the Austrian Secessionist style to the city, following the fashions of the Austrian capital. The image of Ljubljana started to change rapidly and the first echoes of the new Secessionist style in Ljubljana appeared.
Since 2006 Ljubljana is also a partner of the international Reseau Art Nouveau Network, which includes 14 european cities (Ålesund, Avignon, Barcelona, Reus, Terassa, Brussels, Buapest, Dunaj, Glasgow, Helsinki, Ljubljana, Nancy, Varese, Riga).
In following weeks I'm going to introduce secession art in capital of Slovenia and I'll be posting only pictures taken by me. Hope you'll enjoy!
At the turn of the 19th century, Ljubljana saw the appearance of a new architectural style, which was in Europe mainly referred to as Art Nouveau. Its Slovenian variant developed under the direct influence of Viennese Secession and contributed notably to the overall appearance of Ljubljana.
Ljubljana was the capital of the Austro Hungarian Province of Carniola, at the end of the 19th century having less than 30 000 inhabitants and being very rural in appearance. The turning point was the devastating earthquake which struck the town in 1895. After the huge earthquake, Ljubljana’s mayor, Ivan Hribar (mayor 1896 to 1910) spearheaded a large-scale rebuilding effort. Hribar gave key projects to Slavic architects, particularly the Bosnian Josip Vancaš and the Slovenes Cyril Metod Koch and Maks Fabiani. Fabiani in particular was quite influential in Ljubljana, though he lived and worked in Vienna. It was he who introduced the Austrian Secessionist style to the city, following the fashions of the Austrian capital. The image of Ljubljana started to change rapidly and the first echoes of the new Secessionist style in Ljubljana appeared.
Since 2006 Ljubljana is also a partner of the international Reseau Art Nouveau Network, which includes 14 european cities (Ålesund, Avignon, Barcelona, Reus, Terassa, Brussels, Buapest, Dunaj, Glasgow, Helsinki, Ljubljana, Nancy, Varese, Riga).
In following weeks I'm going to introduce secession art in capital of Slovenia and I'll be posting only pictures taken by me. Hope you'll enjoy!