Tivoli Park is the largest park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

 in Ljubljana

Ljubljana

Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

, the capital of Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

. It is located on the outskirts of the Center district, stretching to the Šiška district to the north, the Vič district to the south, and the Rožnik district to the west. The park was laid out during the French imperial administration of Ljubljana in 1813 and named after the Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

ian Jardins de Tivoli

Jardin de Tivoli, Paris

The Tivoli gardens of Paris were located at what is the current site of the Saint-Lazare station. These were several similarly named gardens, named after the gardens of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli near Rome. None of these remain today....

. In the 1920s, it was renovated by the Slovene architect Jože Plečnik

Jože Plecnik

Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...

, who designed the Jakopič Promenade that runs through the park, creating a linear visual axis going from Tivoli Castle

Tivoli Castle

Tivoli Castle is a mansion in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.The mansion is located in the city's Tivoli Park , north-west of the city centre, at the foot of Rožnik hill...

 through Cankar Street and Čop Street

Cop Street

Čop Street is a major thoroughfare in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The street leads from the Main Post Office on Slovenian Street to Prešeren Square and is lined with bars and stores, including the oldest McDonald's restaurant in Slovenia...

 to Prešeren Square

Prešeren Square

Prešeren Square is the central square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The square and surroundings have been closed to traffic since 1 September 2007. A scale model of the square is exhibited at Mini-Europe in Brussels in a proportion of 1:25 to the original.-Description:Prešeren Square was...

, over the Triple Bridge, and ending at Ljubljana Castle

Ljubljana Castle

Ljubljana Castle is a medieval castle in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is located on the Castle Hill overlooking the old town.- History:According to archeological surveys, the area of the present castle has been settled continuously since 1200 BC, when the first settlements and later fortifications were...

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Several notable buildings stand in the park, among them Tivoli Castle

Tivoli Castle

Tivoli Castle is a mansion in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.The mansion is located in the city's Tivoli Park , north-west of the city centre, at the foot of Rožnik hill...

, the National Museum of Contemporary History

National Museum of Contemporary History

National Museum of Contemporary History is in a museum in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is located in a mansion on the edge of Tivoli Park in the district of Šiška, traditionally known as the Cekin Mansion ....

, and Tivoli Hall.