Charming Gründerzeit buildings in one of the best-preserved old towns shaped by Habsburg influence on one side, rusty harbor cranes and abandoned warehouses on the other: welcome to the Adriatic metropolis of Trieste. For some time now, a spirit of renewal has been blowing through this "Vienna by the Sea." Following his lavish volume on Grado, Peter Weinhäupl now uncovers the historical heritage of Trieste. He brings to light unknown and scarcely processed material from over six centuries from the depths of the archives of the former capital and residence city of Vienna, which is the largest repository of the city's memory. Through newly discovered views, maps, historical and contemporary photographs, and accompanied by artists like Egon Schiele and Rudolf Kalvach, writers like James Joyce, Italo Svevo, and Herman Bahr, or architects like Heinrich von Ferstl and Matthäus Pertsch, he invites us to explore this fascinating city.