Skylines and views from the Nebotičnik Skyscraper
- Views from the Neboticnik skyscraper, Slovenska road, Ljubljana Castle, St Joseph's Church, Mount St Mary, St Nicholas Cathedral, Franciscan Church, Old Town, InterContiental, A-Tower
The West part of the city center has a major road, Slovenska Cesta – or Slovenian Road – that has a quite a large amount of highrises, or skyscrapers as the Slovenians call them, for a midsized European city. At the Northern end of Slovenska Road, near the railway station, you find the two tallest highrises in the city center; Hotel InterContinental Ljubljana, a 24-storey, 81m tall luxury hotel built in 2017, and the A-Tower Hotel - a 81m tall, 22-storey glass building recently completed, in 2021. Further along the road you find the historic Neboticnik, that simply means “Skyscraper”, built 1930-1933, despite being just 70m and 13 stories high. It was designed by Vladimir Subic and was Slovenia’s first highrise building. On the rooftop there is an outdoor café were you can enjoy spectacular 360 degree views of the whole city, for free or the cost of a cup of coffee, that is really inexpensive in Slovenia, or drink. Neboticnik is a fine example of Chicago school architecture, with an art deco inspired interior with sculptures, a few elevators and a spiral staircase. The indoor bar on the 12th floor was currently closed (2021). You can enjoy views of the whole city, from the Old Town with its historic churches, Ljubljana Castle, the modern highrises in the West part and mountains in the outskirts. The tallest building in Slovenia, the Crystal Palace, is in the Northern outskirts. Ljubljana has a decent skyline for being a European city with only 296 000 inhabitants.
