Torpedo factory was opened in 1853. Upon the arrival of Robert Whitehead in 1874, the factory was renamed to Silurificio Whitehead, and later Robert Whitehead & Co. It was the first torpedo factory in the world and it modernized the arms industry. There were crafted ship engines and submarines as well. Today warehouses and workshops of the Torpedo factory are conserved and preserved.
This architectural design at the city centre is a place of interesting contrast between contemporary life and surrounding historic architecture....
The port of Brajdica with a modern container terminal named Jadranska vrata (the Adriatic Gates) is located east from the Rječina estuary. A complex of...
Designed in traditional Habsbourg style. Located on an attractive location in the centre of Opatija, it has a charming view on the Kvarner bay. ...
One of the oldest fortresses in Kvarner, this structure was a Liburnian watchtower during the Roman conquests. Strategically protruding viewpoint from a 138 meters tall...
The building of the fish market in Rijeka was built in the early 20th century. It is made of bricks with decorative stone elements on...
The remains of the ancient Principia At Tarsatica originate in the Late Antiquity, or the third century AD. Nowadays, this monument stands in a harmonious...
