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The Levi & Bianchi Soap Factory
The Levi & Bianchi Soap Factory started with production in the second half of the 19th century. The plant was built on the Bruni building ground. One of the complex facilities has been preserved to this day and is located at Vodovodna Street no. 39. The factory operated for several decades; hence, it is no surprise that it had several phases of construction from the 1880s up to 1938, when the last modifications were made. This was an entire complex, located at the end of Vodovodna Street on ...
The city slaughterhouse
The city slaughterhouse was a communal facility of the utmost importance for the city. The amount of attention that this complex received during its construction proves its vital role. It is known that, in 1895, the city’s financial committee made an agreement to purchase the house and the surrounding estate of the Superina family, located in the area of today’s Vodovodna Street for the construction of the city slaughterhouse. All works were carried out by the Technical Office of the ...
Cussar Metal Foundry
Today, we know about two buildings that housed the metal foundry. The older of the two buildings is located at Vodovodna Street no. 17 and dates back to 1886. The building’s design was made by Giacomo Zammattio, a reputable architect from Trieste, and it was intended for residential and business premises of the Cussar Metal Foundry. It is a very simple three-storey building with a ground floor. The façade is divided by a series of windows of simple rectangular shape with pronounced ...
The building of Pasta Factory Cartesio, Curti & Co
The very beginnings of the Pasta Factory Cartesio, Curti & Co. can be linked to 1888, when the cross-sectional drafts of the factory were made, showing the steam-powered machines that were meant for use in the production process. Only the aforementioned building was used in the first years of the company’s operation, but over time other facilities and additions were built. The historicist building at Vodovodna Street no. 13 is the only object ...