Molo Audace

Molo Audace is a quay at the old port of the northern Italian city of Trieste .

location

The quay is located between the Bacino San Giusto and Bacino San Giorgio docks in the immediate vicinity of the main square of Trieste, the Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia , and the former merchant quarter of Borgo Teresiano .

history

Molo San Carlo around 1900

SS Thalia at Molo San Carlo (around 1909)

The quay was built in 1754 over the wreckage of the Spanish ship San Carlo , which sank on this spot in 1739, and was initially called the San Carlo . Originally much narrower and shorter, the quay was detached from the bank and could only be reached via a wooden bridge. It was mainly used to load and unload merchant ships. In 1756 the quay was extended by 19 meters and in 1860 by a further 132 meters. At the time of the extension, the pier was firmly connected to the mainland. In 1922 the quay got its current name, which is derived from the first Italian destroyer Audace , which docked here on November 3, 1918 and brought the city of Trieste under Italian control. To commemorate this event, a bronze compass rose on a white stone was erected at the end of the pier in the sea .

Today the pier is no longer used for loading ships, but mainly serves as a promenade.