Levstik square, Monument of national significance in Old Town, Slovenia.

Levstik square is a protected monument in Ljubljana's Old Town, featuring St. Mary's Column at its center with a statue by Wolf Weisskirchner. Stone balls and round-topped maple trees surround this column, creating a defined layout that organizes the open space.

The square was laid out after a fire in 1774 destroyed the Jesuit college and surrounding buildings, creating an open space named St. James's Square after the adjacent church. Jože Plečnik gave it its present form in 1926–27, and in 1938 he replaced the column supporting the Marian statue with a 9.5-metre pillar of Podpeč marble. It was renamed Levstik Square in 1952.

The square is named after Fran Levstik, a Slovenian writer, and its layout reflects a deliberate connection to the adjacent Church of St. James. Visitors move through the space guided by the arrangement of stone balls and maple trees, which shape how people experience and use the area.

The square sits in the heart of the Old Town and connects several pedestrian routes that lead to nearby historical buildings. It is easy to reach on foot and blends naturally into the downtown street network.

A row of poplar trees separates the Church of St. James visually from the rest of the plaza, dividing the space into two distinct areas. This tree line often goes unnoticed but subtly shapes how visitors perceive and move through the space.