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Rijeka's Architecture

Architecture

Rijeka’s architecture tells a rich story, showcasing a blend of historic Austro-Hungarian buildings, modern structures, and stunning waterfront designs.

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 palaces built in the style

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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 this period and at the

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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 of the Orient. The building

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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 investment by Enrico de Arbori,

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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 older and more modest facility.

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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 the most beautiful and richest building

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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 the Venetian Gothic. It was

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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 was erected within the urban

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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 1912, and the construction was

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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 the Rijeka Korzo in 1906

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