Plečnik's Trnovo bridge — Attraction in Upravna Enota Ljubljana

Located in the Trnovo district, this bridge spans the Gradaščica River and serves both vehicles and pedestrians. It was designed by Jože Plečnik around 1931 and 1932 as a concrete and stone bridge. What makes it unique is that it's more than just a crossing—it features columns, sculptures, flower pots, and even birch trees planted on the bridge itself, giving it the feeling of a small park. Plečnik envisioned the bridge not simply as infrastructure, but as a space for people to walk, pause, and rest—a place of everyday life, thoughtfully woven into the...

One of the most beautiful bridges in Ljubljana and perhaps even in Europe. The trees growing on it make it extraordinary as incorporating trees into a bridge is an architectural rarity, due to the tehnical difficulties associated with it. Here you can really see why Jože Plečnik is considered the best...

Nezavednemu popotniku ali neizbornemu tujcu se bo umaknjen in sorazmerno skrit mostič v najboljšem primeru zdel največ uporabnosten pripomoček do dih jemajočega, nad njim pnečega trnovskega turna. Vendar se na videz arhitekturna miniatura ponaša z vsem Plečnikovim najboljšim, izpiljenim občutkom za pretanjeno preseganje dotedanjega urejanja prostora. Robata kamnita konstrukcija, obdana z nezgrešljivimi zašiljenimi piramidami; tlakovana pot, prekrita z brezovimi krošnjami, žarki Sonca raz mitično dvorišče Prešernove ljubezni. Prvi slovenski most z drevoredom ni naključno ostal enake podobe še dandanašnji. Maestro Plečnik kot gospod mojster se je pred izgradnjo posvetoval z ljubljanskim botaničnim vrtom, katero drevje bode krasilo kamniti lok, da se ne...