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.
Školjić was the most attractive recreational area in the town, as well as the Rijeka promenade before its industrialization in the 19th century. There were...
Remnants of the Žakalj Mill built in the mid-19th century are located in the canyon of the Rječina River beneath the place called Orehovica....
Former Industrial street. Located near the city centre, it is interesting and alluring to filmmakers due to its history of being an industrial centre (once...
Robert Whitehead's palace is named the “Venice House” because of architectural associations to the Venetian Gothics. It was built in 1888. The palace is located...
The warehouse was designed by the Hungarian architect Ferenz Pfaff in the period 1906 - 1909 and has a remarkable Coignet-De Tedesco system. Wagons can...
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...
