▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" rev ival ▁of ▁L jub lj ana " ▁because ▁of ▁architect ural ▁changes ▁from ▁which ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁today ▁and ▁for ▁reform ▁of ▁urban ▁administration , ▁health , ▁education ▁and ▁tour ism ▁that ▁followed . ▁The ▁re building ▁and ▁quick ▁modern isation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁mayor ▁Ivan ▁H rib ar . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Cir il ▁Met od ▁Koch ▁and ▁Ivan ▁Van ca š , ▁Max ▁Fab iani ▁introduced ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Sec ession ▁style ▁of ▁architecture ▁( a ▁type ▁of ▁Art ▁N ouve au ) ▁in ▁Sloven ia . ▁ ▁Fab iani ' s ▁first ▁large - scale ▁architect ural ▁project ▁was ▁the ▁urban ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁Car ni olan , ▁now ▁Sloven ian ▁capital ▁L jub lj ana , ▁which ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁by ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁L jub lj ana ▁earth qu ake . ▁Fab iani ▁won ▁a ▁competition ▁against ▁the ▁more ▁historic ist ▁architect ▁Camil lo ▁S itte , ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁L jub lj ana ▁Town ▁Council ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁urban ▁pl anner . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁this ▁choice ▁was ▁Fab iani ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁Sloven e ▁Liberal ▁National ists ▁as ▁a ▁Sloven e . ▁Second ▁reason ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁knew ▁L jub lj ana ▁better ▁than ▁S itte ▁and ▁prepared ▁really ▁good ▁and ▁modern ▁plan . ▁With ▁the ▁personal ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁national ist ▁mayor ▁of ▁L jub