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4 RIJEKA CENTAR / RIJEKA CITY CENTER RIJEKA CENTAR PLACA – TRBUH GRADA Ako vjerujete da ljubav prolazi kroz želudac, onda je Velika placa, kako Riječani nazivaju središnju grad- sku tržnicu, pravo mjesto za Vas! Ta pulsirajuća energija trbuha grada, nikoga ne ostavlja ravnodušnim budeći sva čula i pozivajući na prepuštanje bezbrižnoj igri verbalnog nadmudri- vanja, pronicljivog biranja i uzbuđenja nepredvidi- ve kupovine, a potom radovanje pripremi ukusnog obroka koji slijedi po povratku kući. Osim glavne tržnice, postoji još jedna manja, u gradskoj četvrti Brajda, nastaloj također krajem 19. stoljeća usli- jed širenja Rijeke i podizanja standarda građana. I ovom projektu se pristupilo vrlo ozbiljno, pa ga je urbanistički i arhitektonski osmislio glasoviti riječki arhitekt Giacomo Zammatio, uspješno uskladivši estetska načela historicizma i funkcionalnost am- bijenta, s isklesanim starim riječkim grbom iznad portala na glavnom pročelju okrenutom prema moru. RIJEKA CITY CENTER THE “BELLY OF THE CITY” - RIJEKA’S MARKET If you believe that love goes through the stomach, then Velika placa (Big Market), as Rijeka’s citizens call their central market, is the right place for you! The pulsating energy of the belly of the city leaves no one indifferent, awakening all your senses and inviting you to surrender to a carefree game of ver- bal wit and astute choosing, as well as to the exci- tement of unpredictable shopping and preparing a tasteful meal upon returning home. Apart from the main market place, there is another smaller one, situated in the part of the city called Brajda, also constructed towards the end of the 19th century at the time of Rijeka’s expansion and with the pur- pose of raising citizens’ standard. Even this project was taken very seriously and, in terms of urban and architectural design, it was entrusted to the famo- us Rijeka’s architect Giacomo Zammatio who, very successfully, balanced the aesthetic principles of historicism and the functionality of space, with the old Rijeka’s coat of arms carved above the portal at the main facade facing the sea.