Palace Modello ( hr, Palača Modello; it, Palazzo Modello) was built in
1885 in
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
, Croatia, on the place of the destroyed and demolished Adamichev ( hr, Adamićev) theater.
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The palace was designed by the
Viennese buro Fellner & Helmer led by
Ferdinand Fellner
Ferdinand Fellner (19 April 1847 – 22 March 1916) was an Austrian architect.
Biography
Fellner joined his ailing father's architecture firm at the age of nineteen. After his death he founded the architecture studio Fellner & Helmer together w ...
and
Herman Helmer.
Building commenced in 1883 and completed in 1885.
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The palace was built for the Rijeka Bank and cashboxes of the Savings Banks. The Palace Modello has luxurious facade. It is rich in decorative elements in the style of the late renaissance and baroque. Decorative items were maden by the sculptor Ignazio Donegani.
Modelo Palace is situated within sight of the
Croatian National Theatre in honor Ivan Zajc, which was built in 1885 by the
Buro Fellner & Helmer to replace the destroyed Adamichev theater.
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Attractive gala hall, which is now an audience of Italian Cultural Club ( it, Comunità degli italiani di Fiume), decorated with magnificent stucco.
The public library of Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
city is currently operating on the ground floor.
References
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Buildings and structures in Rijeka
Fellner & Helmer buildings
Buildings and structures completed in 1885
1885 establishments in Croatia
Theatres in Rijeka