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Palača Littorale

Od druge polovice 19. do prvih godina 20. stoljeća, na mjestu današnje palače Littorale, djelovala je tvornica likera Pfau&Co. Građevina je tada bila u posjedu obitelji Ružić, a izgrađena je 1867. godine. Navodno je tvornica dobro poslovala jer se u prvim godinama 20. stoljeća planiralo proširenje pogona u Rijeku.

Tvorničar Bluhweiss je 1905. na mjestu propale tvornice likera dao izgraditi palaču Littorale u koju će smjestiti Tvornicu limenih konzervi. Građevina je imala stambenu i tvorničku namjenu. Vrlo je zanimljiva njezina arhitektonska realizacija. Sjeverno jednokatno pročelje zgrade okrenuto je prema Šetalištu XIII. divizije i ističe se raskošnim historicističkim i secesijskim motivima. Na južnoj, morskoj strani ovo zdanje nije ni približno reprezentativno i spuštajući se niz liticu produžuje se s još tri dodatna kata namijenjena tvorničkom pogonu.

Nakon Prvoga svjetskog rata kompleks s palačom kupio je Oskar Mikšić. Osim stambenog dijela koji je osobno koristio, ostatak zgrade iznajmljivao je za različite djelatnosti. Nakon Drugoga svjetskog rata palača je nacionalizirana, a od 50-ih godina u njezinim je prostorima djelovala tiskara Tipograf.

Palača Littorale do danas je sačuvana kao vrijedan primjer secesijske gradnje na riječkim Pećinama. Naročito je reprezentativna sjeverna stana objekta okrenuta glavnoj prometnici. Zgrada je restaurirana što donekle sprječava ubrzano propadanje obzirom da se radi o objektu koji je prazan i trenutno se ne koristi za bilo kakve proizvodne ili stambene svrhe.

Littorale Palace

The liquor factory Pfau & Co. operated at the location of today’s Littorale Palace from the second half of the 19th century until the early years of the 20th century. At the time, the building was owned by the Ružić family and it was erected in 1867. The expansion of the production drive in Rijeka was planned in the early years of the 20th century, which means that the factory operated very successfully.

In 1905, on the site of the collapsed liqueur company, the industrialist Bluhweiss built the Littorale Palace in order to accommodate his Tin Can Factory. The facility had both a residential and a factory purpose. Its architectural design is highly interesting: the northern two-storey façade of the building faces the street Šetalište XIII divizije and stands out with its luxurious historicist and Art Nouveau motifs. On the southern side, facing the sea, the facility is not nearly as representative: it has three additional floors descending alongside the cliff which were used as production facilities.

After World War I, the complex, together with the palace, was bought by Oscar Mikšić. He used the residential part for himself and rented the rest of the building for various activities. After World War II, the palace was nationalized and the print shop Tipograf started operating in its premises in the 1950s.

Palace Littorale is still preserved as a valuable example of Art Nouveau building in Rijeka, especially the northern side of the representative building that is facing the main road. The building was restored to prevent rapid deterioration because the building that is not used for any commercial or residential purposes.