The National and University Library building was built in the
year of 1936 on the site of the former Auersperg Palace, which suffered
severe damage from the earthquake in the year of 1895, therefore it had
to be demolished. Architect Joze Plecnik started to design the library
in 1927. The initial groundwork and the construction started in year of
1936. The construction of the "sanctuary of the spirit", as envisioned
by the architect Plecnik was finished before the beginning of the
second WW (Slovenia in year of 1941. In the year of 1944, a German
military fighter plane attempted an emergency landing on the flat library
roof and crashed (library), consequently 60.000 books were destroyed.
| The building is a four story and four wing, in the shape
of an irregular rectangle with two small inner courts. The exterior surface
was made from various materials such as bricks and stone blocks of different
sizes. In the interior is a number of excellent architectural details,
made of marble, bronze or wood. The main
reading room is a popular with students and seats 240. The National
and University Library building is the most monumental creation of Slovenian
architect Joze Plecnik. |
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