Postcard of Ljubljana view through time

Ljubljana 1900–1934 12 photos of this spot

12 photographs taken at the same spot in Ljubljana, spanning 1900–1934 — 12 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

This 1900 postcard view shows the main town square in Ljubljana, then a provincial capital within Austria-Hungary, decades before it became the capital of an independent Slovenia.

Postcard of Town Square in Ljubljana 1900 This 1900 postcard view shows the main town square in Ljubljana, then a provincial capital within Austria-Hungary, decades before it became the capital of an independent Slovenia.

Postcard of Hradecky Bridge 1903 This 1903 postcard shows the Hradecky Bridge in Ljubljana, spanning the Ljubljanica River in the Slovenian capital at a time when the city was still part of Austria-Hungary.

Postcard of Ljubljana, Congress Square 1906 This 1906 postcard depicts Congress Square (Kongresni trg) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, one of the city's central public squares.

Postcard of Ljubljana view 1908 A general view of Ljubljana, Slovenia, captured in this 1908 postcard.

Postcard of Ljubljana, Prešeren Square 1910 Prešeren Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia — named for the Slovene poet France Prešeren — shown on a 1910 postcard.

Postcard of Slovene Square 1910 Slovene Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia, shown on a 1910 postcard.

Postcard of Ljubljana, Prešeren Square 1914 Postcard view of Presernov trg, the central square of Ljubljana, Slovenia, showing the plaza that has long served as the city's civic and commercial heart, framed by the Franciscan Church and surrounding townhouses.

Postcard of Grand Hotel Union Ljubljana 1915 The Grand Hotel Union in Ljubljana, Slovenia, shown on a postcard from the early twentieth century; opened in 1905, it remains one of the city's landmark hotels and an example of the Art Nouveau architecture popular in the region at the time.

Ljubljana postcard - Ljubljanica Francovo nabrežje 1916 Postcard view along the Ljubljanica river at Francov nabrezje in Ljubljana, Slovenia, showing the embankment that runs through the Slovenian capital's old town beneath the hill topped by Ljubljana Castle.

Razglednica Ljubljane s kamniškimi planinami 1917 Postcard view of Ljubljana, Slovenia, with the Kamnik Alps visible in the distance beyond the city, a scene showing the Slovenian capital set against its mountainous backdrop.

Postcard of Slovene National Opera and Ballet Theatre 1922 This 1922 postcard shows the Slovene National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Postcard of Ljubljana view 1934 This 1934 postcard photograph offers a general view of Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, during a decade when architect Jože Plečnik was reshaping much of the city's bridges and public spaces.