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Žale

Žale Central Cemetery (Slovene: Centralno pokopališče Žale), often simply Žale, is the largest and the central cemetery in Ljubljana and Slovenia. It is located in the Bežigrad District and operated by the Žale Public Company.

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1906

Ljubljana City Municipality, Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia

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Žale gallery

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Joze Plecnik

1872-1957 · Ljubljana, Central Slovenia, Slovenia

Role: lead architect

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Joze Plecnik was a Slovenian architect whose work in Ljubljana, Prague, and Vienna made public space, bridges, libraries, markets, and embankments central to civic identity.

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Joze Plecnik

studio · Ljubljana, Central Slovenia, Slovenia

Role: designer

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1928 · Vinohrady, Vinohrady, Czech Republic

Sacred building

Joze Plecnik

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Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Belgrade

1929 · Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Sacred building

Joze Plecnik

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National and University Library of Slovenia

1930-1941 · Ljubljana, Central Slovenia, Slovenia

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Joze Plecnik