Rooster Bridge
The Rooster Bridge[1] (Slovene: Petelinji most, Petelinja brv, Petelinov most,[2][3] Tenente[4]) in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is a footbridge crossing the Gradaščica River in the Trnovo District south of the downtown of Ljubljana. It stands between the Trnovo Bridge and the outflow of the Gradaščica into the Ljubljanica,[5]: 127 and connects Gradaščica Street (Gradaška ulica) in the northern Krakovo neighbourhood (left bank) to Eipper Street (Eipprova ulica) in the southern Trnovo neighbourhood (right bank).[6][7] These are the oldest Ljubljana suburbs, known for their market gardens and cultural events.[8]
Name
The Rooster Bridge was named for a nearby inn (at 10 Gradaščica Street), known as Pri petelinu 'At the Rooster'.[2] The alternate name Tenente is derived from the former Lieutenant's Inn (Pri Tenenteju).[9][10]
History and design
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A wooden footbridge stood at the site until 1931.[11] The current structure, which replaced it in November that year,[11] was built by the constructor Matko Curk according to plans by the architect Jože Plečnik, who had designed it as part of his Water Axis along the Ljubljanica.[5]: 12 It is a simple iron and concrete footbridge,[10] supported by two horseshoe-like arches and a strong fence,[12] which consists of concrete boundary markers, linked with a metal pipe.[13] As Plečnik's heritage, it has been protected as cultural heritage of national significance since 2009.[14]
References
- ISBN 9789619042618.
- ^ a b Kocjan-Barle, Marta. 1994. Abeceda pravopisa: Vaje. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 39.
- ^ Stanonik, Marija. 2001. Bela Ljubljana: zgodbe iz slovenske prestolnice. Ljubljana: Kmečki glas, p. 47.
- ^ Kobilica, Katarina & Andrej Studen. 1999. Volja do dela je bogastvo: mikrozgodovinska študija o ljubljanskem stavbnem podjetniku Matku Curku (1885-1953) in njegovi družini. Ljubljana: Nova revija, p. 127.
- ^ ISBN 978-961-6017-78-7.
- ISBN 9788636107416.
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- ^ "The Suburbs of Krakovo and Trnovo". Ljubljana Tourist Guide. Ljubljana Tourism. February 2012. p. 30.
- ^ Stanonik, Marija. 2001. Bela Ljubljana: zgodbe iz slovenske prestolnice. Ljubljana: Kmečki glas, p. 114.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8230-2565-7.
- ^ ISSN 1408-2373.
- ISBN 9788634106497.
- COBISS 7132793.
- ^ "Ljubljana - Nabrežja Gradaščice" [Ljubljana – Embankments of the Gradaščica]. Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Slovenia. Retrieved 4 January 2012.