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Borgo Teresiano & Chinatown
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In the 18th Century the medieval walls were knocked down and the saltworks were reclaimed - in doing this, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria transformed Trieste into one of the most important ports in Europe. The city center was moved from the hills to the plain, and many modern areas, lived in by merchants, began to be developed on some land which was partially reclaimed from the sea. The new buildings were generally built in the neoclassical style. This area between Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia and the central train station, is known as the Borgo Teresiano, from the name of the Empress. There are lots of small clothes shops in this district whose main clients are from Slovenia and Croatia. Since 1999, the traffic filled streets of the Borgo - where a walk can prove very interesting - have begun to turn into a small Chinatown with the opening of many new shops selling accessories, food, and clothing imported from the Orient and run by young Chinese people.
