Piazza Giuseppina and Monument to Massimiliano

This historical photograph captures Piazza Giuseppina (today Piazza Venezia) in Trieste with the majestic Monument to Massimiliano d'Austria dominating the center of the scene. The period image shows the elegant neoclassical palace on the left, while in the background one can glimpse the forest of masts of the numerous vessels moored in the port. The paved square is animated by figures in nineteenth-century attire and a cart with spoked wheels, testifying to the vibrant commercial life of this important urban hub of Austro-Hungarian Trieste.