The Palace Modello was built in the period from 1883 to 1885 according to the idea by the famous architects Fellner and Helmer, responsible for the project of the theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka. The palace was constructed at the location of the demolished Adamić Theatre and it was originally designed for business-residential purpose. Giovanni Ciotta, the then mayor of Rijeka, is responsible for the construction of the palace. A memorial plaque dedicated to Ciotta, was made by Pietro Zambo in 18 ...
The Hotel Europa was built in 1874 at the location of an older hotel. The project was realized according to the design by the Trieste architect Giuseppe Bruni, already famous for the construction of the palace Modello and the Municipium in Trieste. The works were commissioned by Josip Gorup. With its representative façade in the late Renaissance style, the Hotel Europa carries the characteristics of the Venetian eclecticism by Giuseppe Bruni. During construction, Bruni considered its clo ...
Robert Whitehead commissioned G. Bianchini, an architect from Trieste, to design his villa in 1878. The three-storey house still exists in a somewhat altered form, but with an almost unrecognizable interior. It is a typical example of classicism. The entrance façade is south-oriented and has a very dynamic architectural moulding with prominent bow windows and an understated but large entrance altana with a terrace on top of it. The building was upgraded several times, and significant modi ...
The former house of Giovanni Ciotta was built in the second half of the 19th century as a country house of the owner of the nearby Sugar Refinery. When the Sugar Refinery collapsed, the house became Giovanni Ciotta’s private villa. From the 1880s onwards, it had a residential function within the complex of the Rice Mill. After World War I, it became a workers’ home (dopolavoro) within the framework of the Oil Refinery. During all that time, it underwent a series of reconstructions on ...