Castle of San Giusto
The castle of San Giusto is a fortress-museum located on the homonymous hill in Trieste.
As a historic dwelling, it has been restored in the years two thousand and used as a civic museum of the Trieste municipality, whose structure has been in existence since 1930. On April 4, 2001, on the Bastione Lalio was inaugurated the Tergestino Lapidarium consisting of inscriptions, sculptures, bas-reliefs and fragments of architecture Of Roman times.
It can only be visited in part: in particular, in addition to the lapidary, the Chapel, the Caprin Hall, the large inner courtyard - venue for events in the summer - and the stairwells, from which you can enjoy a wide view of the city below, are accessible.
The first historical data concerning the presence of a fortress on the hill date back to the fifteenth century.
Frederick III of the Habsburgs, under whose rule the city was then, did not support the Trieste in the war against the Venetians, which was a clear sign for the citizens: if they had to defend themselves, they were masters of themselves and disobeyed Imperial authority. It was too lively that the Emperor could not tolerate and punish the city exemplarily.
The fortress walls
The year 1469 remains in history as the year of the "destruction of Trieste". After the Austrian assault on the city and after the lurking, plunder and plague that followed, the Triestines had to undergo formal punishment, to build a fortress for the winners at their own expense.
The castle was erected on the Capitoline Hill, on the ruins of the Venetian castelletto. It was a two story building with an adjacent square tower. It was not a beautiful building, nothing artistic or interesting. It was just a solid military station.
In the early 16th century, when the city temporarily passed under the rule of the Venetians, this first building was extended with a high semi-circular wall. After the return of the Empire, the work continued, but in a hurry. First, between 1551 and 1561, the southeastern bastion was added, named Lalio by the name of its first designer. The northern part, already planned by the Venetians, was completed in 1595, and the last bastion, the Pomis bastion, dates back to 1630.
The castle of San Giusto is a fortress-museum located on the homonymous hill in Trieste.
As a historic dwelling, it has been restored in the years two thousand and used as a civic museum of the Trieste municipality, whose structure has been in existence since 1930. On April 4, 2001, on the Bastione Lalio was inaugurated the Tergestino Lapidarium consisting of inscriptions, sculptures, bas-reliefs and fragments of architecture Of Roman times.
It can only be visited in part: in particular, in addition to the lapidary, the Chapel, the Caprin Hall, the large inner courtyard - venue for events in the summer - and the stairwells, from which you can enjoy a wide view of the city below, are accessible.
The first historical data concerning the presence of a fortress on the hill date back to the fifteenth century.
Frederick III of the Habsburgs, under whose rule the city was then, did not support the Trieste in the war against the Venetians, which was a clear sign for the citizens: if they had to defend themselves, they were masters of themselves and disobeyed Imperial authority. It was too lively that the Emperor could not tolerate and punish the city exemplarily.
The fortress walls
The year 1469 remains in history as the year of the "destruction of Trieste". After the Austrian assault on the city and after the lurking, plunder and plague that followed, the Triestines had to undergo formal punishment, to build a fortress for the winners at their own expense.
The castle was erected on the Capitoline Hill, on the ruins of the Venetian castelletto. It was a two story building with an adjacent square tower. It was not a beautiful building, nothing artistic or interesting. It was just a solid military station.
In the early 16th century, when the city temporarily passed under the rule of the Venetians, this first building was extended with a high semi-circular wall. After the return of the Empire, the work continued, but in a hurry. First, between 1551 and 1561, the southeastern bastion was added, named Lalio by the name of its first designer. The northern part, already planned by the Venetians, was completed in 1595, and the last bastion, the Pomis bastion, dates back to 1630.
