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At a glance
- Architect
- Giuseppe Bruni
- Coordinates
- 45°38′60″ N, 13°46′08″ E
History and description
Palazzo Modello is a historic building located on Piazza Unità d'Italia in Trieste, Italy.
History
The building was erected between 1871 and 1872 during urban redevelopment works affecting the square. The building stands on a site once occupied by a late medieval chapel dedicated to Saint Peter, itself the ancient namesake for the square, and a seventeenth-century church dedicated to Saint Roch.
Following the demolition of the two religious buildings in 1870, the Municipality of Trieste, which owned the area, commissioned architect Giuseppe Bruni to design a building that would serve as a model for the others to be constructed around the square in the following years. The eclectic style of the façades was indeed echoed both in the Hotel Garni (later renamed Hotel Vanoli and then Grand Hotel Duchi d'Aosta), designed the following year by Eugenio Geiringer and Giovanni Righetti, and in the Trieste City Hall designed by Giuseppe Bruni himself between 1873 and 1875.
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Getting there
Trieste CentraleTrain, nearest
1.0 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Modello
Trieste - Molo Audace300 m
Letališče Portorož / Aeroporto Portorose23.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Modello?
Palazzo Modello is in Trieste, in the province of Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.64996, 13.76884.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Modello?
Nearby you’ll find: Casa Stratti (0 m away), Palazzo del Tergesteo (100 m away), Trieste City Hall (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 6 photos
- Trieste, Palazzo Modello (2005) — CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Modello Trieste 2026-01-22 01 — Leonhard Lenz, CC0
- Trieste - Palazzo Modello - 2026-09-04 14-27-56 001 — Acolleoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trieste - Palazzo Modello - 2026-09-24 10-20-57 001 — Powernumberone, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trieste - Palazzo Modello (26905399639) — Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- PalazzoModello1(Trieste) — Guido Linke, Freiburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences