Dragon Bridge
Early reinforced-concrete arch bridge guarded by four green copper dragons at its corners.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to the Dragon Bridge in Ljubljana starts with a date on its dedication that does not quite match the day it opened in nineteen oh-one. It is a story about materials rather than monarchs: why the city gambled on a building method nobody there had used, and what an Austrian engineering professor hid inside it. Stand at the railing by one of the corner dragons, where you can see the underside of the arch.
This audio guide was created using AI.
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