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Today, Palazzi dei Rolli as a collective name represents the set of the most prestigious palaces of the historical center of Genoa, especially along the so-called Strade Nuove, the "New Streets" built by the Genoese aristocracy at the peak of Genoa's economic power in the 16th and 17th century (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, formerly Strada Nuova or ...
The street, sanctioned in 1550, was built in 1558–1583. Originally named Strada Maggiore or Strada Nuova, in 1882 it was dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi.The street is 250 metres long and 7.5 metres wide.
Via Cairoli is a street in the historical centre of Genoa, in North-western Italy, named after the 10th Prime Minister of Italy Benedetto Cairoli (1825-1889). Built in the 18th century as “Strada Nuovissima” (Italian for “the most new street”), it is one of the Strade Nuove (Italian for "new streets") inscribed in July 2006 in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: the Strade ...
The palace, included in Rubens' edition of Palaces of Genoa of 1622, [2] passed into the ownership of the Cambiaso family around the middle of the Eighteenth century. The designer was Bernardino Cantone, a collaborator of Galeazzo Alessi in the arrangement of Piazza delle Fontane Marose and the opening of Strada Nuova.
The Musei di Strada Nuova in the Italian city of Genoa comprise three museums which together form a single complex, housed in the Palazzo Rosso, the Palazzo Bianco and the Palazzo Tursi, all of which are located along the Via Garibaldi (formerly the Strada Nuova). [1] The Palazzo Tursi is also Genoa's city hall.
The rich art collection inside, along with the galleries of Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, is part of the Musei di Strada Nuova and consists of the works of artists of the caliber of Antoon van Dyck, Guido Reni, Paolo Veronese, Guercino, Gregorio De Ferrari, Albrecht Dürer, Bernardo Strozzi and Mattia Preti.
Exterior. The palazzo Doria-Tursi or palazzo Niccolò Grimaldi is a building on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi in the historic town centre of Genoa.With Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Bianco it houses the Strada Nuova Museums and on 13 July 2006 all three palaces and the streets around them became the Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli World Heritage Site.
The Palazzo Doria or Palazzo Andrea e Gio.Batta Spinola is a palace located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy.It was one of the 163 Palazzi dei Rolli of Genoa, the selected private residences where the notable guests of the Republic of Genoa were hosted during State visits.