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Ljubljana - city of dragons

Slovenia's small green capital, guarded by four bronze dragons on a bridge

One of the four bronze dragons on Ljubljana's Dragon Bridge

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Ljubljana is Slovenia's capital city. It's small (about 290,000 people), green, with a river running through the middle and four bronze dragons guarding one of its bridges.

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Legend says the hero Jason and the Argonauts killed a dragon here in ancient times - which is why dragons are everywhere in the city's symbols.

The Dragon Bridge was built in 1901 and has four giant bronze dragons watching over it from each corner.

Ljubljana is one of the greenest capital cities in Europe - much of the city centre is closed to cars and full of trees and pavement cafés.

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  1. 01What would your city be 'guarded' by if you had to choose an animal?
  2. 02Why might dragons be a good symbol for a city?
  3. 03If you crossed a bridge guarded by dragons, what kind of brave thing would you do that day?
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Design your own city's bridge. Draw the four creatures that would guard each corner and give each one a name.