Apartment in an 1898 palazzo on the square of Trieste's Synagogue

An 1898 building on Piazza Virgilio Giotti, in the Borgo Franceschino, the district laid out between 1796 and 1800 along Via San Francesco. A rusticated base, an arched wooden front door, an entrance hall floored in geometric patterns: the City of Trieste's detailed plan for the historic centre lists the façade, the entrance hall and the staircase as the building's features of merit. Across the square stands the Synagogue, inaugurated in 1912.

The apartment is on the second floor, with a lift: 134 m² by the land registry, ceilings 3.55 m high in the living area, and two sides, each with a character of its own. The 3D tour at the top of the page walks you through it room by room.

Daytime faces Via Zanetti. Living room and kitchen are joined by an arch, and from the windows the Synagogue appears at an angle. The window frames are of good quality: with the windows shut, the street cannot be heard.

Night-time belongs to the inner courtyard, where a large tree and plenty of space before the building opposite let in light and quiet. On this side: the main bedroom, a second bedroom, the study, two bathrooms and a storeroom with the laundry.