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Dragon
One of the dragons of the "Dragon bridge" in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The dragon is a symbol of Ljubljana, prominent in the city's coat of arms. The connection of the city with dragons stems from the legend that Jason was the founder of Ljubljana and he and his Argonauts killed a dragon there. A local legend says that when a virgin crosses the bridge, the dragons wag their tails.
The bridge, originally named 'The Jubliee Bridge of the Emperor Franz Josef I", was built in 1900. It was going to be adorned with winged lions but the design changed to the current dragons, built by Dalmatian architect Jurij Zaninović in Art Nouveau style.
Dragon
One of the dragons of the "Dragon bridge" in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The dragon is a symbol of Ljubljana, prominent in the city's coat of arms. The connection of the city with dragons stems from the legend that Jason was the founder of Ljubljana and he and his Argonauts killed a dragon there. A local legend says that when a virgin crosses the bridge, the dragons wag their tails.
The bridge, originally named 'The Jubliee Bridge of the Emperor Franz Josef I", was built in 1900. It was going to be adorned with winged lions but the design changed to the current dragons, built by Dalmatian architect Jurij Zaninović in Art Nouveau style.