Jože Plečnik

Jože Plečnik

Jože Plečnik () (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge and the Slovene National and University Library building, as well as the embankments along the Ljubljanica River, the Ljubljana Central Market buildings, the Ljubljana cemetery, parks, plazas etc. His architectural imprint on Ljubljana has been compared to the impact Antoni Gaudí had on Barcelona.His style is associated with the Vienna Secession style of architecture (a type of Art Nouveau), but he also has influences from the baroque tradition in Slovenia, as well as Byzantine and early eighteenth century Viennese architecture. Plečnik was one of the few notable modernists who did not entirely reject historic forms and ideas, instead paying what he believed to be a debt to history in his designs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jože Plečnik has received more than 215,299 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Jože Plečnik is the 59th most popular architect (up from 81st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Architect.

Jože Plečnik is most famous for his work on the National and University Library of Slovenia, the Ljubljana Town Hall, and the Church of the Holy Spirit.