VALVASOR, JOHANN WEIKHARD: VIEW OF RIJEKA

In 1689, Janez Vajkard Valvasor published his famous work «Die Ehre des Hertzogthums Krain» that comprised a considerable number of views of Croatian towns. One of them was this view of Rijeka. It shows the town seen from the sea, so, the southern façade of it is best represented with recognizable town tower. On the west side, a massive fort of St. Jerome through which the suburbs of the town were accessed is shown. On the eastern side of the southern rampart a round tower of Sokol-kula can be seen. The eastern town rampart was not completely straight but lined from the bastion St. Mary towards the North. There, a passage towards the old town port was opened sometime in the mid 17th century. Within the town area some of its characteristic monuments can be recognized such as the church of St. Blaise and the Capucine church. The fort Trsat with the Franciscan monastery and St. Mary’s church rise above the canyon of Rječina. In the background the hill of Kalvarija with a small church can be recognized. In the area of Žakalj a Roman rampart is identified stretching deep into the inland zone. To the west of the town Franciscan vineyards are illustrated.