Bathing Establishment Maria

This evocative historic photograph portrays the Maria Bathing Establishment (\"Stabilimento balneare Maria\"), floating in the waters of the Trieste harbor. In the foreground, the wooden structure features changing cabins arranged around an enclosed swimming pool, with a small boat resting inside. The view extends to the San Carlo Pier (now Molo Audace) and the city waterfront, the Rive, overlooked in the background by San Giusto Hill and its castle. In the harbor basin, maritime activity is highlighted by a large steamship and mooring buoys.