Piazza Unità d’Italia

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Piazza Unità d’Italia is a grand seafront square in Trieste, Italy, renowned as one of Europe’s largest city squares facing the sea and framed by elegant historic buildings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city square
public square
tourist attraction
architecturalStyleOfSurroundings Austro-Hungarian period architecture
eclectic historicist architecture
neoclassical elements
borderedBy Palazzo Modello
Palazzo Pitteri
Palazzo Stratti
Palazzo del Governo (Government Palace of Trieste)
Palazzo del Lloyd Triestino
Palazzo del Municipio (Trieste City Hall)
country Italy
facing Gulf of Trieste
hasArtwork Fountain of the Four Continents
hasCentralMonument Fountain of the Four Continents
hasCharacteristic historic urban space
open on one side to the sea
paved square
popular meeting place
seafront location
venue for public events and concerts
hasFormerName Piazza Unità d’Italia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Piazza Francesco Giuseppe

Piazza Ponterosso
surface form: Piazza Grande
hasHeritageStatus protected historic site of Trieste
hasNameInLanguage Piazza Unità d’Italia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Piazza Unità d’Italia (Italian)

Piazza Unità d’Italia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Platz der Einheit Italiens (German)

Slovene
surface form: Trg zedinjenja Italije (Slovene)
hasPublicTransportConnection Trieste city bus network
hasSurface stone pavement
hasViewOf Adriatic Sea
Molo Audace
inception 19th century
locatedIn Trieste, Italy
surface form: Trieste
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Friuli Venezia Giulia
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
municipality Comune di Trieste
near Canal Grande
surface form: Canal Grande of Trieste

Trieste, Italy
surface form: Old Port of Trieste
notableFor being one of the largest sea-facing squares in Europe
partOf Trieste, Italy
surface form: historic center of Trieste
shape rectangular
significantEvent renaming after Italian unification
touristRegion Adriatic coast
usedFor New Year’s Eve celebrations
cultural events
political rallies
public ceremonies

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Piazza Unità d’Italia hasFormerName Piazza Unità d’Italia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Piazza Francesco Giuseppe
Trieste, Italy hasLandmark Piazza Unità d’Italia
subject surface form: Trieste
Piazza Unità d’Italia hasNameInLanguage Piazza Unità d’Italia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Piazza Unità d’Italia (Italian)
Piazza Unità d’Italia hasNameInLanguage Piazza Unità d’Italia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Platz der Einheit Italiens (German)