A Historical Masterpiece: The Palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini

The Palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini, located at Piazza Fossatello 2 in Genoa, is one of the 42 palaces included in the UNESCO World Heritage site Le Strade Nuove e il Sistema dei Palazzi dei Rolli di Genova. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site on 13 July 2006, it dates back to the 15th century. The palace underwent a residential construction at this time. In 1567, it was commissioned for a new façade, inspired by the Roman Palazzo Caprini by Donato Bramante.

Through the centuries, the passage of ownership saw the Grillo, the Saporiti, and finally Federico Rayper from Ticino in 1840, who served the Navy of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Rayper sought permission to raise the building by two storeys, leading to an invasive general renovation during which the entire shell was almost emptied, and the building divided into flats with neoclassical decoration. Despite these alterations, the palace remains one of the 42 palaces in the UNESCO World Heritage site.

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