Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli (Redirected from Rolli di Genova)


Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Palazzo Reale Galleria degli Specchi Genova.png
The Mirror Gallery, Palace Stefano Balbi or Royal Palace, via Balbi, Genoa
LocationGenoa, Liguria, Italy
CriteriaCultural: (ii)(iv)
Reference1211
Inscription2006 (30th session)
Area15.777 ha (38.99 acres)
Buffer zone113 ha (280 acres)
Coordinates44°24′44″N 8°55′52″E / 44.41222°N 8.93111°E / 44.41222; 8.93111Coordinates: 44°24′44″N 8°55′52″E / 44.41222°N 8.93111°E / 44.41222; 8.93111
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli is located in Liguria
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Location of Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Liguria

Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes a number of streets and palaces in the center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy.

  • The Strade Nuove (Italian for "New Streets") are a group of streets built by the Genoese aristocracy during the expansion of the city at a time when the Republic of Genoa was at the height of its financial and seafaring power. These are Via Giuseppe Garibaldi (1558-1583, formerly Strada Maggiore or Strada Nuova) and Via Balbi (1602-1620, formerly Strada Balbi), later followed by Via Cairoli (1778-1786, formerly Strada Nuovissima).
  • The Palazzi dei Rolli (Italian for "Palaces of the Lists") are a group of palaces - most of which also date from the late 16th and early 17th centuries - which were associated to a particular system of ‘public lodging’ in private residences, whereby notable guests on State visit to the Republic were hosted in one of these palaces on behalf of the State.

On 13 July 13, 2006, forty-two of the 163 palaces originally included in one the five public list called "Rolli" (Italian for "lists") were selected as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO special committee meeting in Vilnius (Lithuania). The site includes an ensemble of Renaissance and Baroque palaces along the so-called ‘new streets’ (Strade Nuove), which offer an extraordinary variety of different solutions, achieving universal value in adapting to the particular characteristics of the site and to the requirements of a specific social and economic organization. They also offer an original example of a public network of private residences designated to host state visits.[1]

Palazzo Balbi Piovera Raggio (via Balbi (Genoa)).

On January 20, 2007, UNESCO unveiled a plaque in via Garibaldi, the former Strada Nuova, explaining the reasons for inclusion of the Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli within the World Heritage Sites:

The largest homes, various in shape and distribution, that were chosen at random in the lists (rolli) to host visits of state. The buildings, often built on sloping land, formed of a stepped atrium - courtyard - staircase - garden and rich interior decorations, express a singular social and economic identity and commencement of modern age urban architecture in Europe.

Some of the Palazzi dei Rolli are used today as public buildings, museums, offices and private residences. Among the palaces open to the public, Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi jointly constitute the Strada Nuova Museums located in via Garibaldi.[2]

The Rolli of Genoa

The Rolli di Genova - or, more precisely, the Rolli degli alloggiamenti pubblici di Genova (Italian for "Lists of the public lodgings of Genoa") were the official lists at the time of the Republic of Genoa of the private palaces and mansions, belonging to the most distinguished Genoese families, which - if chosen through a public lottery - were obliged to host on behalf of the Government the most notable visitors during their State visit to the Republic.[1]

Later, these palaces hosted many famous visitors to Genoa during their Grand Tour, a cultural itinerary around Italy.

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 Via Aurea, Via Cairoli, formerly Strada Nuovissima, and via Balbi, now the home of the University of Genoa).[3]

The official Rolli of the Republic of Genoa

History

Between the first half of the 16th century and the first half of the 17th century, the Genoese nobility started a careful town planning to transform the existing medieval city and initiate a sizeable urban expansion to the North. The move to expand the antique palaces and to build new sumptuous ones was driven by the extraordinary wealth that came into the city through prosperous financing activities towards several European powers. In particular, the Genoese aristocracy financed the expensive undertakings of the Spanish Crown, such as the mercenary army that Spain kept in Flanders from 1566 to the peace of Westphalia in 1648. The ruling class of Genoa, mixing nobility of blood with new mercantile wealth, sought to underpin their prestige by the construction of grand city palaces and suburban villas of unusual splendor.[4]

The Rolli - or, more precisely, the Rolli degli alloggiamenti pubblici di Genova (Italian for "Lists of the public lodgings of Genoa") were official lists established in 1576 by the Genoese Senate - an aristocratic institution which took prominence as a result of the oligarchic reforms of the Prince and Admiral Andrea Doria - to determine the palaces available to the Government to ensure that the Republic of Genoa could offer appropriate lodging to the most notable guests who routinely visited the city, such as princes, kings, diplomats or religious authorities. The fact that not one single palace was chosen, but many, was a sign that the authorities of the Republic of Genoa considered the whole city as a "republican royal palace".[5]

The Palazzi dei Rolli were subdivided on the basis of their prestige into three categories - with size, beauty and importance as main criteria for selecting whether each palace was suitable to accommodate cardinals, princes and viceroys, feudal lords, ambassadors or governors. Only three palaces ere deemed suitable to accommodate the highest dignitaries, such as Popes, Emperors, Kings and most important Cardinals and Princes: the Palazzo Doria Spinola in Salita Santa Caterina, the Palazzo Grimaldi Doria Tursi in today's via Garibaldi and the Palazzo Lercari Parodi, also in the current Via Garibaldi.[6]

The "Rolli" or "Lists" preserved to this day were five: 1576 (including 52 palaces); 1588 (111); 1599 (150); 1614 (96); and 1664 (95). In total, there were 162 palaces included at least once in one of these official lists.[6]

Quotes

  • Bring the letter to Mrs. Mojon, in via Balbi; this is one of the three names of one major street, which is also the most beautiful of Italy (Stendhal, Journal d'un vojage en Italie et en Suisse pendant l'annee 1828, 1828)
  • I tried to visit three galleries of famous paintings in via Balbi. As the owners have the good habit of living in the rooms where the paintings are located, one needs to call several times; and often the impatience generated in me by the arrogant refusals of the servants takes away the joy of seeing the paintings. The rich of Genoa live almost always on the third floor to be able to see the sea. The staircases are made of marble, but when - after climbing one hundred of those steps - a servant keeps you waiting for fifteen minutes then says: "His Excellency is still in his room, come back tomorrow", it is allowed to show a bout of ill temper, especially when one needs to leave in the evening (Stendhal, Memoires d'un touriste, 1837)

World Heritage Site

Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli became a World Heritage Site in 2006. The criteria for this selection were explained by the UNESCO as follows:

  • Criterion (ii): The ensemble of the Strade Nuove and the related palaces exhibit an important interchange of values on the development of architecture and town planning in the 16th and 17th centuries. Through the architectural treatises of the time, these examples were publicized making the Strade Nuove and the late-Renaissance palaces of Genoa a significant landmark in the development of Mannerist and Baroque architecture in Europe.[1]
  • Criterion (iv): The Strade Nuove in Genoa are an outstanding example of an urban ensemble consisting of aristocratic palaces of high architectural value, which illustrate the economy and politics of the mercantile city of Genoa at the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries. The project proposed a new and innovative spirit that characterized the Siglo de los Genoveses (1563 to 1640). In 1576, the Republic of Genoa established a legally based list of Rolli recognizing the most outstanding palaces for official lodging of distinguished guests.[1]
Map of the Strade Nuove and the Palazzi dei Rolli included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Palazzi dei Rolli included in the World Heritage Site

These are the forty-two palaces currently included by UNESCO in the World Heritage Site:[7][3]

No. Original Owner Location Current name of the Palace Photo
1 Antonio Doria Largo Lanfranco, 1, Genoa Palazzo Doria Spinola Genova 12-8-05 006.jpg
2 Clemente Della Rovere Piazza Della Rovere, 1, Genoa Palazzo Clemente Della Rovere Palazzo Clemente Della Rovere 2.jpg
3 Gio. Battista Spinola Salita Santa Caterina, 4, Genoa Palazzo Giorgio Spinola PalazzoGiorgioSpinola3.jpg
4 Tommaso Spinola Salita Santa Caterina, 3, Genoa Palazzo Tommaso Spinola PalazzoTommasoSpinola2.jpg
5 Giacomo Spinola Piazza Fontane Marose, 6, Genoa Palazzo Giacomo Spinola "dei Marmi" Genova-Piazza Fontane Marose-DSCF7389.JPG
6 Antonio Doria Piazza Fontane Marose, 3–4, Genoa Palazzo Ayrolo Negrone Palazzo Negrone Genoa.jpg
7 Paolo e Nicolò Interiano Piazza Fontane Marose, 2, Genoa Palazzo Interiano Pallavicini Palazzo Interiano Pallavicini Genoa.jpg
8 Agostino Pallavicini Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1, Genoa Palazzo Cambiaso Pallavicini PalazzoPallaviciniCambiaso.jpg
9 Pantaleo Spinola Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 2, Genoa Palazzo Spinola Gambaro PalazzoPantaleoSpinola.jpg
10 Franco Lercari Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 3, Genoa Palazzo Lercari-Parodi PalazzoLercariParodi.jpg
11 Tobia Pallavicini Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 4, Genoa Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi Genova-DSCF7473.JPG
12 Angelo Giovanni Spinola Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 5, Genoa Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola PalazzoAngeloGiovanniSpinola.jpg
13 Andrea and Gio. Battista Spinola Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 6, Genoa Palazzo Doria (Genoa) Palazzo Doria Andrea Gio Batta Spinola Genova via Garibaldi.png
14 Nicolosio Lomellino Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 7, Genoa Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino Palazzo nicolosio lomellini, ext. 01.JPG
15 Lazzaro and Giacomo Spinola Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 8-10, Genoa Palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno PalazzoCattaneoAdorno.jpg
16 Nicolò Grimaldi Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 9, Genoa Palazzo Doria Tursi (City Hall) Il Palazzo Doria- Tursi splendente.JPG
17 Baldassarre Lomellini via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 12, Genoa Palazzo Campanella o di Baldassarre Lomellini Genova-DSCF7470.JPG
18 Luca Grimaldi Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 11, Genoa Palazzo Bianco Palazzo Doria Tursi (Genova) 3.jpg
19 Rodolfo and Francesco Brignole Sale via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 18, Genoa Palazzo Rosso (Genoa) Palazzo Rosso.jpg
20 Gerolamo Grimaldi Salita San Francesco, 4, Genoa Palazzo della Meridiana Palazzo della Meridiana Facciata piazza.JPG
21 Gio Carlo Brignole Piazza della Meridiana, 2, Genoa Palazzo Durazzo Brignole PalazzoGioCarloBrignole.jpg
22 Bartolomeo Lomellino Largo Della Zecca, 4, Genoa Palazzo Rostan Reggio PalazzoBartolomeoLomellini.jpg
23 Stefano Lomellini Via Cairoli, 18, Genoa Palazzo Lomellini Doria Lamba PalazzoLomelliniDoriaLamba.jpg
24 Giacomo Lomellini and Cattaneo De Marini Largo della Zecca, 2, Genoa Palazzo Lomellini Patrone PalazzoGiacomoLomellini.jpg
25 Antoniotto Cattaneo Piazza della Nunziata, 2, Genoa Palazzo Cattaneo Belimbau Genova-palazzo Belimbau.jpg
26 Gio. Agostino Balbi Via Balbi, 1, Genoa Palazzo Durazzo Pallavicini Palazzo Durazzo Pallavicini (Genoa).jpg
27 Gio Francesco Balbi Via Balbi, 2, Genoa Palazzo Balbi Cattaneo Genova-palazzo Gio Francesco Balbi-piazza della Nunziata.jpg
28 Giacomo and Pantaleo Balbi Via Balbi, 4, Genoa Palazzo Balbi Senarega Pierre Paul Rubens - Palazzi di Genova, vol. II - Figura 09.jpg
29 Francesco Balbi Piovera Via Balbi, 6, Genoa Palazzo Balbi Piovera Raggio Genova-palazzo Francesco Maria Balbi Piovera-via Balbi.jpg
30 Stefano Balbi Via Balbi, 10, Genoa Royal Palace of Genoa Genova, palazzo reale, controfacciata 03.JPG
31 Cosma Centurione Via Lomellini, 8, Genoa Palazzo Cosma Centurione Genova-AP-1010522.jpg
32 Giorgio Centurione Via Lomellini, 5, Genoa Palazzo Centurione Durazzo Pallavicini Palazzo Giorgio Centurione 09.jpg
33 Gio. Battista Centurione Via del Campo, 1, Genoa Palazzo Gio Battista Centurione Genova-Centro storico-Piazza Fossatello-DSCF7490.JPG
34 Cipriano Pallavicini Piazza Fossatello, 2, Genoa Palazzo Pallavicini PalazzoCiprianoPallavicini.jpg
35 Nicolò Spinola Via San Luca, 14, Genoa Palazzo Nicolò Spinola PalazzoNicoloSpinola.jpg
36 Francesco Grimaldi Piazza di Pellicceria, 1, Genoa Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria Genova-Palazzo Spinola-DSCF7485.JPG
37 Gio. Battista Grimaldi Vico S. Luca, 4, Genoa Palazzo Gio Battista Grimaldi (Vico San Luca) Palazzo Gio Battista Grimaldi (Vico San Luca) Genova 02.jpg
38 Gio. Battista Grimaldi Piazza San Luca, 2, Genoa Palazzo Gio. Battista Grimaldi (Piazza San Luca) PalazzoGioBattistaGrimaldi PiazzaSLuca.jpg
39 Stefano De Mari Via San Luca, 5, Genoa Palazzo Stefano De Mari PalazzoStefanoDeMari.jpg
40 Ambrogio Di Negro via San Luca, 2, Genoa Palazzo Ambrogio Di Negro Palazzo Ambrogio Di Negro Genova 02.jpg
41 Emanuele Filiberto Di Negro Via al Ponte Reale, 2, Genoa Palazzo Emanuele Filiberto Di Negro PalazzoEmanueleFilibertoDiNegro2JPG.jpg
42 De Marini Piazza De Marini, 1, Genoa Palazzo De Marini Croce PalazzoDeMariniCroce.jpg

The Palazzi dei Rolli not included in the UNESCO list

The following Palazzi dei Rolli are still preserved but, due to partitioning or altered use, have not been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site:[8]

Owner Location Palace Image
1 Ottavio Imperiale Piazza Campetto, 2, Genoa Palazzo Ottavio Imperiale Piazza campetto genova 02.jpg
2 Gio. Vincenzo Imperiale Piazza Campetto 8A Palazzo Gio Vincenzo Imperiale PalazzoImperiale.jpg
3 Largo G. A. Sanguineti 11 Palazzo Senarega-Zoagli PalazzoSenaregaZoagli.JPG
4 Piazza Cattaneo 26 Palazzo Cattaneo Della Volta PalazzoCattaneoDellaVolta.JPG
5 Giulio Pallavicini Piazza De Ferrari 2 Palazzo Giulio Pallavicini PalazzoGiulioPallavicini.jpg
6 Agostino Spinola Piazza De Ferrari 3 Palazzo Agostino Spinola PalazzoAgostinoSpinola.jpg
7 Pietro Durazzo Piazza De Marini 4 Palazzo Pietro Durazzo PalazzoPietroDurazzo.JPG
8 Nicolò Lomellini Piazza della Nunziata 5 Palazzo Nicolò Lomellini PalazzoNicoloLomellini2.jpg
9 Cristoforo Spinola Piazza della Nunziata 6 Palazzo Cristoforo Spinola PalazzoCristoforoSpinola.jpg
10 Bernardo e Giuseppe De Franchi Piazza della Posta Vecchia 2 Palazzo Bernardo e Giuseppe De Franchi Palazzo Bernardo e Giuseppe De Franchi 05.jpg
11 Agostino De Franchi Piazza della Posta Vecchia 3 Palazzo Agostino De Franchi Palazzo Agostino De Franchi 02.jpg
12 Domenico Grillo Piazza delle Vigne 4 Palazzo Domenico Grillo PalazzoDomenicoGrillo.jpg
13 Piazza delle Vigne 6 Palazzo Agostino Doria PalazzoAgostinoDoria.jpg
14 Pietro Spinola Piazza di Pellicceria 3 Palazzo Pietro Spinola di San Luca PalazzoSpinolaDiSanLuca3.jpg
15 Giulio Sale Piazza Embriaci 5 Palazzo Giulio Sale PalazzoGiulioSale.jpg
16 Piazza Fontane Marose 1 Palazzo Spinola di Luccoli-Balestrino Genova-Piazza Fontane Marose-DSCF7387.JPG
17 Marc'Antonio Giustiniani Piazza Giustiniani 6 Palazzo Marcantonio Giustiniani Palazzo Marcantonio Giustiniani 03.jpg
18 Lorenzo Cattaneo Piazza Grillo Cattaneo 1 Palazzo Lorenzo Cattaneo Palazzo Lorenzo Cattaneo 13.jpg
19 Lazzaro Grimaldi Piazza Inferiore di Pellicceria 1 Palazzo Lazzaro Grimaldi Palazzo Lazzaro Grimaldi Genova 01.jpg
20 Piazza Luccoli 2 Palazzo De Mari Palazzo De Mari.jpg
21 Piazza Pinelli 2 Palazzo Pinelli-Parodi PalazzoPinelliParodi.jpg
22 Agostino e Giacomo Salvago Piazza San Bernardo 26 Palazzo Agostino e Giacomo Salvago PalazzoAgostinoEGiacomoSalvago.JPG
23 Paolo De Benedetti Piazza San Donato 21 Palazzo Paolo De Benedetti PalazzoPaoloDeBenedetti.jpg
24 Piazza San Giorgio 32 Palazzo Basadonne PalazzoBasadonne.JPG
25 Giorgio Doria Piazza San Matteo 14 Palazzo Giorgio Doria Palazzo quartara, 01.JPG
26 Marc'Aurelio Rebuffo Piazza Santa Sabina 2 Palazzo Marc'Aurelio Rebuffo PalazzoMarcAurelioRebuffo.jpg
27 Antonio Sauli Piazza Sauli 3 Palazzo Antonio Sauli Palazzo Antonio Sauli Genova 01.jpg
28 Gio. Batta Senarega Piazza Senarega 1 Palazzo Gio Batta Senarega
29 Salita di San Matteo 19 Palazzo Doria-Danovaro PalazzoDoriaDanovaro part.jpg
30 Salita di Santa Caterina 1 Palazzo Spinola di Luccoli-Cervetto PalazzoSpinolaDiLuccoliCervetto.jpg
31 Luciano Spinola Salita di Santa Caterina 2 Palazzo Luciano Spinola di Luccoli PalazzoLucianoSpinolaDiLuccoli.jpg
32 Salita di Santa Caterina 5 Palazzo Spinola-Celesia Palazzo Spinola Celesia Genova.png
33 Agostino e Benedetto Viale Salita Pollaioli 12 Palazzo Agostino e Benedetto Viale PalazzoAgostinoEBenedettoViale.jpg
34 Via A. Gramsci 3 Palazzo Lomellini-Serra Genova-Centro storico-Porta di Vacca-DSCF7497.JPG
35 Via al Ponte Calvi 3 Palazzo Pallavicini-Fabiani PalazzoPallaviciniFabiani.jpg
36 Via al Ponte Reale 1 Palazzo Adorno PalazzoAdorno.jpg
37 Gio. Andrea Cicala Via Canneto il Lungo 17 Palazzo Gio Andrea Cicala PalazzoAndreaCicala.jpg
38 Agostino Calvi Saluzzo Via Canneto il Lungo 21 Palazzo Agostino Calvi Saluzzo PalazzoACalviSaluzzo.jpg
39 Via Canneto il Lungo 27 Palazzo Fieschi-Crosa di Vergagni PalazzoFieschiCrosa.jpg
40 Via Canneto il Lungo 6 Palazzo De Franchi-Pittaluga PalazzoDeFranchiPittaluga.JPG
41 Gio. Battista Saluzzo Via Chiabrera 7 Palazzo Gio Battista Saluzzo Palazzo Gio Battista Saluzzo 02.jpg
42 Via David Chiossone 14 Palazzo Doria-Serra Palazzo Doria Serra.jpg
43 Via David Chiossone 4 Palazzo Grimaldi PalazzoGrimaldi.jpg
44 Via degli Orefici 7 Palazzo Lercari-Spinola Palazzo Lercari Spinola Genova.png
45 Vincenzo Giustiniani Banca Via dei Giustiniani 11 Palazzo Vincenzo Giustiniani Banca PalazzoVincenzoGiustinianiBanca.JPG
46 Gaspare Basadonne Via dei Giustiniani 3 Palazzo Gaspare Basadonne PalazzoGaspareBasadonne.JPG
47 Bartolomeo Invrea Via del Campo 10 Palazzo Bartolomeo Invrea PalazzoBartolomeoInvrea.jpg
48 Via del Campo 12 Palazzo Durazzo-Cattaneo Adorno PalazzoDurazzoCattaneoAdorno.jpg
49 Antonio Doria Invrea Via del Campo 9 Palazzo Antonio Doria Invrea PalazzoAntonioDoriaInvrea.jpg
50 Francesco Borsotto Via della Maddalena 29 Palazzo Francesco Borsotto PalazzoFrancescoBorsotto.jpg
51 Jacopo Spinola Via della Posta Vecchia 16 Palazzo Jacopo Spinola Palazzo di jacopo spinola di san luca, portale dei gagini con trionfo di casa spinola, 02.JPG
52 Via Luccoli 22 Palazzo Tommaso Franzone
53 Daniele Spinola Via Luccoli 23 Palazzo Spinola Franzoni Palazzo Nicolò Spinola di Luccoli 45.jpg
54 Filippo Lomellini Via Paolo Emilio Bensa 1 Palazzo Filippo Lomellini PalazzoFilippoLomellini.jpg
55 Marc'Antonio Sauli Via San Bernardo 19 Palazzo Marcantonio Sauli PalazzoMarcantonioSauli2.JPG
56 Via San Bernardo 21 Palazzo Alessandro Giustiniani PalazzoGiustiniani(Genova).JPG
57 Bendinelli Sauli Via San Lorenzo 12 Palazzo Bendinelli Sauli PalazzoBendinelliSauli.jpg
58 Sinibaldo Fieschi Via San Lorenzo 17 Palazzo Sinibaldo Fieschi PalazzoSinibaldoFieschi2.jpg
59 Orazio e G. Fran.co De Franceschi Via San Lorenzo 19 Palazzo Orazio e Gio Francesco De Franceschi PalazzoDeFranceschi.jpg
60 Giovanni Battista Centurione Via San Lorenzo 5 Palazzo Centurione-Gavotti PalazzoCenturioneGavotti2.jpg
61 Via San Lorenzo 8 Palazzo Durazzo-Zoagli PalazzoDurazzoZoagli.jpg
62 Via San Luca 4 Palazzo Spinola di San Luca-Gentile
63 Via San Luca 6 Palazzo Spinola di San Luca
64 Gerolamo Pallavicini Via XXV Aprile 12 Palazzo Gerolamo Pallavicini PalazzoGerolamoPallavicini.jpg
65 Giovanni Garibaldi Vico Carmagnola 7 Palazzo Giovanni Garibaldi PalazzoGiovanniGaribaldi2.jpg
66 Vico dei Ragazzi 6 Palazzo Sauli PalazzoSauli.JPG
67 Vico del Fieno 2 Palazzo Chiavari-Calcagno PalazzoChiavariCalcagno.jpg
68 Brancaleone Grillo Vico Delle Mele 6 Palazzo Brancaleone Grillo PalazzoBrancaleoneGrillo.JPG
69 Vico Falamonica 1 Palazzo Doria-Centurione
70 Nicola Grimaldi Vico San Luca 2 Palazzo Nicola Grimaldi PalazzoNicolaGrimaldi.jpg
71 Vico Scuole Pie 1 Palazzo Cicala-Raggio PalazzoCicalaRaggio.JPG
72 Via Lomellini 15 Palazzo Lomellini-Dodero 029193 04 interni palazzo.jpg

Rolli Days

In 2009, after the Palazzi dei Rolli were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Municipality of Genoa started the so-called Rolli Days, dedicated to the free visit of both public and private buildings. Each time a different itinerary is proposed, with art students, architects and professional guides offering guided tours, almost all of them for free.

The Rolli Days happen twice a year, normally during a weekend in May and one in September. An exception to this rule was made to mark the 10th anniversary of UNESCO's recognition in 2016, when three weekends were dedicated to the Rolli Days in April, May and October.

The number of notable buildings open to the public during the Rolli Days has been increasing over time. More recently, also palaces not originally belonging to the Rolli system (as an example, some historical buildings of the University of Genoa), suburban villas and churches have been added to the tour offerings.

Palazzo Grillo seat of the De André Foundation

One of the Rolli palaces - Palazzo Grillo in Piazza delle Vigne[9] - was intended by the property to host the Foundation named after Fabrizio De André, famous songwriter from Genoa. Given the time required for the restoration of the building, the inauguration of the facility is scheduled for 2019, the tenth anniversary of his death in 2009.[10]

Inside the home, located in the centre of Genoa, will be a café and / or a restaurant, an auditorium, public rooms (classrooms and information) devoted to the study of the Genoese school of singer-songwriters, the top floor of the residence could be a meeting place between guests.

FAI is in the process of completing the rehabilitation and restoration of Villa Saluzzo Bombrini, in the Albaro quarter, known as Il Paradiso and inhabited in his youth by De André.

Images

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli". UNESCO.
  2. ^ "Strada Nuova Museum".
  3. ^ a b Quercioli, Mario (2008). I Palazzi dei Rolli Genova. Roma: Libreria dello Stato, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. ISBN 9788824011433.
  4. ^ Le Strade Nuove. Genova: SAGEP Editrice. 1986. p. 5.
  5. ^ Ennio Poleggi (1998), Una reggia repubblicana. Atlante dei palazzi di Genova 1576-1664. Torino
  6. ^ a b Pomella, Gioconda (2007). Guida Completa ai Palazzi dei Rolli. Genova: De Ferrari. p. 6. ISBN 9788871728155.
  7. ^ "UNESCO WHS Genoa". UNESCO WHS.
  8. ^ Fonte: irolli.it
  9. ^ External links: Insight
  10. ^ Source: Il Secolo XIX, 21 January 2006

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  • Giorgio Doria (1995), Nobiltà e investimenti a Genova in Età moderna, Genova
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