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 warehouse was designed by the Hungarian architect Ferenz Pfaff in the period 1906 - 1909 and has a remarkable Coignet-De Tedesco system. Wagons can...
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 former centre of wood industry in Rijeka. These huge halls are ideal for filmmakers that are looking for industrial spaces in the city centre....
Located nearby Kantrida Football Stadium, 50 meters from the sea is one of Rijeka’s most specific buildings, Athletics Hall Kantrida, which stands out due to...
Built in the late 19th century, modernized on several occasions (the last modernisation took place after WWII), located on Milutin Barač Street, also known as...
