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Trieste (/ t r i ˈ ɛ s t / tree-EST, [3] Italian: ⓘ; Slovene: Trst [tə̀ɾst, tə́ɾst]) [a] is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy.It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the regional decentralization entity of Trieste.
The LHD Trieste is a multi-purpose aircraft carrier-landing helicopter dock (LHD) of the Italian Navy. The ship replaced the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi and is the largest vessel in the Italian fleet. It was ordered as part of the 2014–2015 naval program and was built at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyards of Fincantieri.
Temple of Monte Grisa. The Temple of Monte Grisa, officially the National Shrine of Mary Mother and Queen (Italian: Santuario Nazionale a Maria Madre e Regina, Slovene: Marijino svetišče na Vejni), is a Roman-Catholic church north of the city of Trieste. [1]
Piazza Unità d'Italia, headed by the Trieste City Hall Previous head office of Italia Marittima. Piazza Unità d'Italia (English: Unity of Italy Square) is the main square in Trieste, a seaport city in northeast Italy. Located at the foot of the hill with the castle of San Giusto, the square faces the Adriatic Sea. It is often said to be ...
Trieste Airport (IATA: TRS, ICAO: LIPQ) [3] (Italian: Aeroporto di Trieste) is an international airport located 0.3 NM (0.56 km; 0.35 mi) west of Ronchi dei Legionari (Province of Gorizia), [1] near Trieste in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.
Miramare Castle Grounds, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. Before 1856, the park area was bare, with only some shrubs and thorny bushes. Today, on the other hand, there is a group of different species of trees that are, for the most part, of non-European origin or in any case, that are not native to the area.
In the period between the beginning of 1700 and 1850, Trieste was mainly an emporium and was given the status of Free Port by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor in 1719. In 1740, when Empress Maria Theresa of Austria took power, one of the first measures she adopted was to extend the borders of the Free Port area to the periphery of the town, thereby merging the emporium, the port, the new city ...
Trieste Cathedral (Italian: Basilica cattedrale di San Giusto Martire), dedicated to Saint Justus, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and the main church of Trieste, on the Istrian peninsula in northeastern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Trieste. In 1899, Pope Leo XIII granted it the status of a basilica minor.