Ljubljana Castle

Ljubljana Castle

Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia. The hill was likely the site of a Roman fortress back when Rome ruled the Earth. Since then it has been rebuilt a couple of times. Wikipedia page. Reminds me Orvieto.

Ljubljana Castle History

Architecture Today has a story about a planned renovation which contained this brief history: 

The outcrop on which the castle stands had been occupied in Roman times, and twelfth century timber fortifications were replaced by a stone fortress in the thirteenth century, when it was occupied by the dukes of Carinthia, and the surrounding settlement gained city rights. Over successive centuries the castle was extensively enlarged for use by provincial governors but by the eighteenth century it became redundant and there were proposals for its demolition. After occupation by French soldiers at the start of the nineteenth century it was put to use as a prison, and during the first half of the twentieth century it provided housing for disadvantaged citizens, following its purchase by the city from the state in 1905.

Google Maps 3D view of this place.