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| Krizanke, designed by Plečnik |
Jože Plečnik was born on January 23, 1872 in Ljubljana, Carniola, Austria-Hungary. He studied architecture at University of Vienna. He was a teacher at Architecture University in Prague and in Ljubljana. While he was in Ljubljana he transformed the city through works such as the
Church of St. Francis; civic improvements including
new bridges, waterfront, banks, and sluices along the Ljubljanica River; new market buildings, kiosks monuments, plazas, and parks; a new cemetery,
Žale; and major buildings such as the Vzajemna Insurance Company Offices and the monumental University Library. Buildings designed by Plečnik were built by the constructor Matko Curk.
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| One of the waterfronts designed by Plečnik |
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| The cementery designed by Plečnik, Žale |
After World War II, Plečnik fell out of favor in the new Communist Yugoslavia, where his commitment to classical architecture and his devout Catholicism were viewed with skepticism. His teaching role at the university was gradually reduced and he received fewer commissions, although he did complete some smaller monuments, fountains and church renovations in the 1950s. Plečnik died in January 7, 1957 at aged 84 and received an official state funeral in Žale.
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Jože Plečnik
(23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957)
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