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Atthetopendofthesquare,bytheentrytoapedestrianunderpass,aRomansarcophagus
sits under a gilded statue of a
Roman citizen
—a replica of a Roman tomb sculpture from
1,700 years ago, when this town was called Emona. The busy street above you has been the
site of the main trading route through town since ancient Roman times. Take a few steps
into the underpass, and look left to find the Chopin Passage (Chopinov Prehod), which dis-
playsexposedpartsoftheoriginalRoman-eraroad(alongwithamodelofEmonainancient
times, and projections of Romans walking on the road).
• Continue the rest of the way through the underpass beneath Slovenska cesta, then walk
straight through the gap in the Maxi shopping mall into the...
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Square of the Republic (Trg Republike)
This unusual square is essentially a parking lot ringed by an odd collection of buildings.
While hardly quaint, the Square of the Republic gives you a good taste of a modern corner
of Ljubljana. And it's historic—this is where Slovenia declared its independence in 1991.
The
twin office towers
(with the world's biggest digital watch, flashing the date, time,
and temperature) were designed by Ple
č
nik's protégé, Edvard Ravnikar. As harrowing as
