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Characterized by broad, straight roads at
right angles, the product of Charles VI and
Maria Theresa of Austria's enlightened rule,
the Theresian district or Città Nuova
originally included a series of parallel
ship canals of which only the central one
was realized: through a network of
swing bridges, the so-called Canal
Grande used to welcome large
mercantile ships into the heart of the
city, where merchandise was
unloaded onto the docks only a few
yards away from the large
warehouse on the ground floor of
buildings.Today the canal is crossed
by fixed bridges, the most famous
of which is Ponte Rosso (whose
name is a remainder of the colour
of the red swing bridge it replaced). The bridge gives its name
also to the adjoining square, always
enlivened by a picturesque fruit and
vegetable market. The fountain of Giovannin
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(G.B. Mazzoleni, 1753) is at the
centre of the square. Countless merchants
and clever businessmen coming from the
whole Mediterranean area had their houses in
the new district, at first with simple and
functional architecture then embellished in
the Neoclassical style and finally replaced
by sumptuous mansions in the second half
of the 19th and in the 20th centuries. To the left
of the canal entrance is the large
Palazzo Carciotti, built by the Greek
merchant Demetrio Carciotti in the 1800s on a
project by architect M. Pertsch. Opposite are
the red Grattacielo (A. Berlam, 1928) and
Palazzo
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Gopcevic (G. Berlam, 1850), now
the venue of cultural
events. Spectacular
impact is
created
by the Neoclassical Church of S. Antonio
Taumaturgo or New (St. Anthony the
Thaumaturgist) at the end of the canal:
planned by architect P. Nobile (1823) from
Ticino, the church was dedicated in 1842.
A majestic pronaos with six Ionic columns
gives way to the wide single-nave building
housing paintings of some of the most
appreciated 19th-century Venetian painters.
Along the Canal, the view of the Oriental-style
domes of S. Spiridione (C. Maciacchini,
1861-1868) can be enjoyed: the inside
of the Serbian-Orthodox church is full of light
and silver-plated icons. On Riva III Novembre
the Greek-Oriental Church of S. Nicolò
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has a neoclassical façade with two bell
towers on the sides (M. Pertsch, 1818): enriched
with paintings and gilt, it also has a sculpted
pulpit. Going up along Via Mazzini, Piazza
della Repubblica is reached, where two
imposing buildings face each other: the seats of
Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà (R. and A.
Berlam, 1912-13) and of Banca Commerciale
Italiana (E. Nordio, 1909). To the right, Corso
Italia has been the frame, for centuries, for
the most important historical, patriotic and
religious parades in the city. Lined with
beautiful palaces and fashionable shops, it
connects Piazza C. Goldoni "a busy traffic
junction" to Piazza della Borsa. The latter,
triangular in shape, is dominated by the
columns on the façade of the Old Stock
Exchange (A. Mollari), opened in 1806 by
private shareholders as the magnificent seat
of the city entrepreneurs. Today the building
hosts the offices of the Chamber of
Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Crafts
of Trieste. In the middle of the square,
the column with the statue of Leopold I,
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Emperor of Austria, was erected in 1660.
Beside the Stock Exchange, the Palazzo del
Tergesteo houses a covered gallery, with a
glass and concrete roof with shops
and bars. On the other side the gallery opens
onto Piazza G. Verdi and the Teatro Lirico
Comunale (G. Selva, façade by M. Pertsch),
inaugurated on 21 April 1801. One
hundred years later, the first in Italy, the
theatre was dedicated to the
eminent composer from Busseto,
Giuseppe Verdi, who had died in
Milan a few days before. The
Fondazione del Teatro organizes
the renown lyrical and ballet
season, with a great variety of
operas, ballet performances,
symphonic and chamber music
concerts, and, the only one in
Italy, the International Festival
of Operetta.
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A long and narrow strip of land between
Slovenia and the sea, projecting
eastwards to Istria, the province of Trieste
holds the curious record of being the
smallest in Italy. It is divided into six
municipalities, north-to-south:
Duino-Aurisina, Sgonico,
Monrupino, San Dorligo
della Valle and
Muggia. Trieste,
the regional capital city, is
isolated in the middle, facing
the sea. An important
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