Trieste 1936: cleared area for future Piazza Malta (Largo Riborgo)

Historic photo of Trieste, 1936: a panoramic view of the cleared block between Corso, Via Riborgo and Via del Pozzo Bianco. In the middle lies the bare open ground where Piazza Malta, later Largo Riborgo, will be created. Around it stand building façades with shops and arcades; a few passers-by cross the empty space, with piles of rubble and temporary structures. Trieste’s hills rise in the background.