5/5 David C. 10 months ago on Google
Sorry
Rome,
another
cemetery
has
stolen
my
heart
and
it’s
in
Ljubljana.
Plečnik
may
very
well
be
my
favourite
architect
of
all
time
but
strangely
the
Plečnik
parts
of
this
cemetery
are
not
the
most
interesting.
Sure,
the
Brandenburg
Gate-style
entrance
piece
is
fantastic
but
it
was
closed
off
for
me
so
it
felt
like
I
missed
the
ceremony.
Section
D
is
done
by
another
Slovene
architect
Marko
Mušič
and
it’s
an
impressive
homage
to
Plečnik.
Somehow,
Mušič
makes
his
section
of
the
cemetery
feel
like
the
Hanging
Gardens
of
Babylon
and
also
Ancient
Egypt
at
the
same
time.
The
inverted
pyramids
on
stilts
semiotically
tell
you
where
the
car
park
is,
where
the
entrance
to
the
cemetery
areas
are.
The
bins
are
not
visible
to
the
naked
teary
eye.
The
height
of
the
walls
gives
privacy
to
mourners.
On
the
outskirts,
there
are
some
gorgeous
structures
that
are
surrounded
by
greenery,
giving
Storm
King
Arts
Centre
vibes.
Marvellous.
(Even
the
benches
are
memorable!)
That’s
not
to
take
away
from
Sections
A,
B
and
C
which
on
their
own
are
fairly
stunning.
Of
the
ones
marked
on
Google
Maps,
don’t
miss
Spomenik
internirancem,
Spokmenik
žrtvam
dachauskih
procesov,
Park
zvončkov
and
Kostnica
žrtev.
It’s
art
that
feels
like
it
shouldn’t
be
in
a
cemetery.
Without
a
doubt,
this
is
the
short
walk
away
from
the
rest
of
the
city.
