TRIESTE

Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy. In the 19th century, it was the most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. Trieste is a very European city and we can see it considering the different kinds of churches it has:

• The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Spyridon (1869). The building adopts the Greek-cross plan with five cupolas in the Byzantine tradition.
• The Anglican Christ Church(1829)
• The Waldensian and Helvetian Evangelical Basilica of St. Silvester (11th century)
• The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (1682)
• The Augustan Evangelical-Lutheran Church (1874)
• The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas  of Greece (1787).
• The Synagogue of Trieste (1912). This synagogue is the second biggest in Europe.

1.     Trieste was part of

a)    Spain Monarchy

b)   French Monarchy

c)    Habsburg Monarchy

d)   Greek monarchy

2.    During the Habsburg domination Trieste was

a)    An important port

b)   An important art city

c)    An decadent city

d)   A very poor city

3.    The second biggest Synagogue in Europe is in

a)    Rome

b)   Trieste

c)    Madrid

d)   Paris