▁the ▁H uns ▁under ▁Att ila ' s ▁orders , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁Ost rog oth s ▁and ▁the ▁Lomb ards . ▁Em ona ▁hous ed ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 – 6 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁and ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁during ▁numerous ▁batt les . ▁Its ▁pl aster ed ▁brick ▁houses , ▁painted ▁in ▁different ▁colours , ▁were ▁already ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁d rain age ▁system . ▁ ▁Med ieval ▁period ▁and ▁early ▁modern ity ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 5 1 1 ▁Id ri ja ▁earth qu ake , ▁L jub lj ana ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁style . ▁Wood en ▁buildings ▁were ▁forb idden ▁after ▁a ▁large ▁fire ▁at ▁New ▁Square ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 4 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁C ounter - Re formation , ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁foreign ▁architect s ▁built ▁and ▁renov ated ▁numerous ▁monaster ies , ▁churches , ▁and ▁pal aces ▁in ▁L jub lj ana ▁and ▁introduced ▁Bar o que ▁architecture ▁ ▁Art ▁N ouve au ▁and ▁Sec ession ▁style ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁L jub lj ana ▁earth qu ake , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁districts ▁were ▁re built ▁in ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Sec ession ▁style . ▁Public ▁electric ▁light ing ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁The ▁re building ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0