Ljubljana's City Centre Getting Facelift

Ljubljana, 14 August - Besides the usual crowds of tourists that flock the streets of Ljubljana in the summer, this year the capital has been overrun with construction workers, as after years of stagnation, the city centre is finally getting a much-needed facelift.

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Renovation works on the Plecnik square.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Construction site by the capital's main street, Slovenska cesta.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Renovation works on Ljubljana's Neboticnik, literally meaning "The Skyscraper".
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Renovation works on Ljubljana's Neboticnik, literally meaning "The Skyscraper".
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Renovation works on Ljubljana's Neboticnik, literally meaning "The Skyscraper".
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Renovation works on Ljubljana's Neboticnik, literally meaning "The Skyscraper".
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana.
Renovation works on Ljubljana's Neboticnik, literally meaning "The Skyscraper".
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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