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Adria Palace

The Adria Palace is a symbol of Rijeka’s maritime power. In the period of its construction it was proclaimed as a facility that would be

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Braun-Biro Palace

Bernard Braun and Danijel Biro’s house displays its picturesque facade close to the main city market. Its current appearance dates back to 1905. At that

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Rijeka skyscraper

The skyscraper that dominates the square on the western end of the Korzo was built during the Second World War, in 1942. It was an

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Teatro Fenice

The large Art Nouveau building of the Teatro Fenice as we know it today dates back to 1914 and is the successor of the similar

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Turkish House

The Turkish House was built close to the heart of the city market and attracts visitors thanks to its picturesque appearance. This appearance is reminiscent

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Modello Palace

As Rijeka has always competed with the port of Trieste, this meant it should have its own Palazzo Modello, a model of the city’s monumental

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Ploech Palace

The luxurious city palace of Annibale Ploech, one of the four most important men connected to the torpedo works, was built in 1888 based on

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State Archives in Rijeka

In the 18th century, Baron Mihovil Androcha ordered the construction of a simple summer house in the middle of a vineyard and an olive grove

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Torpedo – launch station

The launch station from the 1930s was a part of the closed torpedo factory. It is a testimony to the technical inventiveness of Rijeka during

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Lazaret

The Lazaret located in present day Krešimirova Street was used between 1725 and 1812. In that period it was one of the most modern maritime

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Train station

Unlike other cities which were initially connected to the rest of the world by a single railway line, Rijeka did the same by two railways.

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Old City Hall

The oldest known Rijeka’s municipal palace stands even today in the northern part of Kobler Square. The remains of the medieval edifice are clearly visible

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Linden House

The work of the design and architectural duo Angyal-Fabbro embellished the city centre with its facade in 1929. The Linden House was a continuation of

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Kozala Cemetery

Kozala Cemetery was one of the first communal cemeteries in Europe. The terrain used for its construction was purchased in 1771 and it has been

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Former Hotel Royal

The former Royal hotel can be recognised in the building which today houses the seat of the Primorje-Gorski kotar County. The building was built on

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Corso cinema and theatre

The Corso cinema and theatre appeared on Korzo in 1913, based on the design of the owner of the facility, Francesco Mattiassi. In order to

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City Hall

The building where the current City Hall operates is the former City Savings Bank building. Tenders for its design were officially and publicly invited in

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Casa rossa

The Casa rossa (Red House) was built before the people coming from the sea at the entrance to the Mrtvi kanal Channel in 1903. It

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Veneziana House and Dolac Street

The palace belonging to Robert Whitehead (inventor of the torpedo, together with Giovanni Luppis) was nominated a Venetian House thanks to its architectonic associations with

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Former Governor’s Palace

The construction of the Governor’s Palace began in 1892 at the time of the Governor Lajos Batthyány and based on the design of one of

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