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A movable railway bridge
One rarity is still preserved at Port Baross: a movable railway bridge over the Dead Canal. The bridge was built in 1896, and next to the bridge there is a small utilitarian object – an engine room which housed the machine that ran the bridge. The conservators appraise the bridge together with the accompanying object as protected cultural heritage in need of restoration, since it is the only surviving moveable bridge in this area.
Fabbrica macchine caldaie e piroscafi, Stabilimento Lazarus - building
In 1870, the port of Rijeka came under direct Hungarian administration and this set off a number of changes: new port pools were built, new plants were set up and transit traffic was increased. The same period was marked by the completion of the rail links Budapest –Rijeka – Zagreb and Rijeka – St. Peter, with which the port finally received an adequate connection with the hinterland. The Hungarian economy stimulated shipbuilding, especially for the Navy, but also the construct ...
Port warehouse no. 41
Port warehouse number 41 is located on the Senj Dock in Port Baross, east of the Čalogović warehouses. It was built in the early 20th century for the storage of wood. The large square openings intended for loading and unloading timber emphasise the functionalist character of the building. Although the building’s exterior suggests the presence of a ground floor and a first floor, the interior is a single space. The project blueprints for this hangar-type warehouse were never found.
Free Customs Warehouses, the Customs House and the Harbour Master’s Office
After the demolition of the deteriorated historicist warehouses in port Baross, a new complex of Free Customs Warehouses, the Customs House and the Harbour Master’s Office building were constructed. Engineer Milan Čalogović was chosen as project designer. He was a pioneer when it comes to the use of reinforced concrete structures in the region. Archival sources show that Čalogović designed the project in 1931, and that construction began shortly after that. This complex was to secure an in ...