Hotel Balkan - Caserma Square

This historical photograph portrays the Hotel Balkan, overlooking the historic Piazza della Caserma in Trieste. In the foreground, the octagonal kiosk stands out, a typical architectural element of the early twentieth century, and in the background the tram tracks and the buildings that characterized the area are recognizable. The Hotel Balkan represented one of the symbolic places of citizen hospitality and of Triestine social life during the periodo asburgico and in the first decades of the twentieth century. The image documents the lively atmosphere of the square, an important junction point between the historic center and the new city quarters.