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Tvornica Torpedo
As for the preserved architectural spaces of the factory, we should mention Villa Whitehead as the most representative administration building of the company, the hall complex with production facilities, the warehouses made of reinforced concrete as well as the launching pad itself. All the projects were designed by renowned architects Giacomo Zammatio, Giovanni Maria Curet and others. On the initiative of Rijeka’s Trade & Industry Chamber (Camera di commercio e d’industria), a ...
Hotel Emigranti
At the beginning of the 20th century, with the development of the passenger port and the intensification of transatlantic routes to America, Rijeka became a centre of migratory movements of the population. Passenger capacities were insufficient, so the Hungarian Ministry of the Interior decided to build a new hotel. The project of the Hotel Emigranti was made by engineer Szilárd Zielinski, a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of the Budapest University. Zielinski dec ...
Operating and administrative buildings of the Rijeka's Oil Refinery
Throughout its history, Rijeka was characterized by its favourable geographic position and good connections with the continental and overseas countries. The initiative for the construction of a refinery in Rijeka came in 1882 from the Shale Oil Refinery Company from Pest. Instructions for the construction were compiled by Rijeka’s municipal authority and the construction permit was issued in February 1883. A specific location was determined for the needs of the refinery, at a suitable dist ...
The operational building of The Rice Mill
The Rice Mill with its rice-husking facility, also known as Prima Fabrica Fiumana Per La Pillatura Del Riso, was designed in 1881 by the local architect Mate Glavan. It was located in the western industrial zone, in the Via Volosco (today’s Milutina Barača Street). It is a bulky, almost bastion-like six-storey facility with prominent triangular gable roofing. The façade is characterized by rows of window openings and minimal decoration. Almost nothing has been preserved from this fa ...