Hotel de la Ville on the Trieste Waterfront

This evocative historic photo of Trieste captures the Hotel de la Ville facing the waterfront (Rive) around 1900. The imposing building, located along today's Riva Tre Novembre, is flanked on the left by the distinctive dome of Palazzo Carciotti and on the right by the Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò. In the foreground, several sailing vessels and cargo boats are docked along the quay, with their masts and hulls reflected in the calm harbor waters, bearing witness to the city's maritime atmosphere in the early 20th century.