Piazza Goldoni Market and Palazzo Tonello Ruins after 1915

This historical photograph depicts a bustling Piazza Goldoni in Trieste shortly after 1915. The foreground is dominated by a lively open-air market, filled with white awnings and crowds of people going about their daily lives beneath the electric tram wires. In stark contrast, the background reveals the charred ruins of Palazzo Tonello, the former headquarters of the newspaper Il Piccolo, which was set on fire in May 1915. To the right, the entrance to the Sandrinelli Tunnel is visible, framing a significant moment in the city's history where reconstruction meets routine.