Meet the time-traveling Palazzo Doria-Tursi, a gem of yore stationed in the heart of Genoa. Begun in 1565 by the Mannerist architects Domenico and Giovanni Ponzello for Niccolò Grimaldi, the palace was later acquired by Giovanni Andrea Doria for his younger son, Carlo, Duke of Tursi. In 1820, the building was acquired by Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, who had it rebuilt by the Savoy court architect Carlo Randoni, who added the striking clock-tower.
The pink stone from Finale Ligure, the gray-black slate, and the white Carrara marble that drape the facade are an aesthetic feast for the senses. Inside, the original architectural solution involving the sequence of the atrium, staircase, and an elevated rectangular courtyard creates a stunning play of light and perspective.
The palace represents the height of residential grandeur for the Genoese aristocracy. Its interior decorations include paintings, some of which belong to the museum collection of the Palazzo Bianco, and frescoes visible in the Hall of Representation.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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