From Darkness into the Light
October 2, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °CEntering the beautiful National and University Library building in Ljubljana, considered architect Jose Plecnik’s masterpiece and completed in 1941, you are immediately confronted with a long darkRead more
Traveler Wow. I love that! 💕
Traveler Plecknik said,” I have erected a building for wisdom in the city... Inside, the dark tone of respect. Black marble, big columns, a monumental staircase leading in one long flight to the reading room, where the light is. I made the reading room high and pleasant, I used wooden panelling for the walls, the floor and the ceiling, I designed wooden tables on marble columns, and modern industrial lamps to enlighten the students on their path to knowledge”
Traveler This is spectacular!