Ferantov VRT

Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Constructed: 1964-1975

Architect: Edvard Ravnikar

Alternative name: Residential-business complex Ferant’s Garden

Genre: Modernist, Socialist architecture, former Yugoslavia

The centrally-located collection of buildings are situated on the site of an ancient Roman castrum (military encampment) that later became the permanent settlement of Emona (circa 35 BCE), a forerunner for present-day Ljubljana. The neighbourhood also comprised existing residential buildings and the estate was designed to complement these and also expose the archaeological remains.

Ferantov VRT Location (Residential-business complex Ferant's Garden) in Ljubljana, Slovenia | Modernist | Socialist architecture | former Yugoslavia

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