Italy-Trieste

Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Regional government's seat (1884 - architetto Ernesto Ferstel) was once the seat of the Lloyd Triestino steamship company, and before of the Austrian Lloyd . It is the main town square of Trieste. The square faces the Adriatic Sea and is often said to be Europe's largest square located next to the sea. The square was built during the period when Trieste was the main port of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and includes the city's municipal buildings and other important palaces.

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Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Regional government's seat (1884 - architetto Ernesto Ferstel) was once the seat of the Lloyd Triestino steamship company, and before of the Austrian Lloyd . It is the main town square of Trieste. The square faces the Adriatic Sea and is often said to be Europe's largest square located next to the sea. The square was built during the period when Trieste was the main port of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and includes the city's municipal buildings and other important palaces.