Palazzi dei Rolli

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Palazzo Bianco in Via Garibaldi

The Palazzi dei Rolli are a very specific number of historical aristocratic palaces in the so-called Strade Nuove in Genoa .

The system of the Palazzi dei Rolli consists of 163 palaces which, between 1576 and 1664, were listed in registers (called Rolli) drawn up and maintained by the Republic of Genoa . Since the Republic of Genoa had no representative buildings of its own, the aristocratic palaces and their owners were legally obliged to receive state guests (and to bear the corresponding costs), and the palaces were classified according to size and splendor in categories (which were called bussoli) from which then , in the case of a state visit, the name of the palace was drawn in which the state guest was received and accommodated.

There are five editions of the Rolli, the first is dated 1576 and contains 52 palaces, the last is from 1664 and lists 95 buildings. The most extensive roller blind is from 1599 in which 150 palaces are listed.

2006 42 palaces and the Strade Nuove , dH the four streets of the Genoese Old Town where there are the most palaces, in the World Heritage of UNESCO been added.

The most famous palazzi include the Palazzo Bianco and the Palazzo Rosso (each named after the colors of their facades), which house picture galleries, and the Palazzo Doria Tursi , which is now the town hall of Genoa. The former Jesuit college, a baroque building from 1634 to 1636, has housed the University of Genoa since 1803 ; the courtyard is considered to be the most beautiful palace courtyard in Genoa.

Other palazzi are the Palazzo Balbi-Senàrega, started around 1620 by Bartolomeo Bianco (1590–1657) and enlarged by Pietro Antonio Corradi (1613–1683) at the end of the 17th century , as well as the Palazzi Adorno, Podestà, Doria, Spinola, Carrega- Cataldi, Parodi, Gambaro, Pallavicini-Cambiaso and others, all from the second half of the 16th century.

history

The palaces were commissioned by the most influential Genoese aristocratic families from the 16th to the 18th centuries and were used both as homes and for representative purposes.

Web links

Commons : Palazzi dei Rolli  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Full list of Palazzi dei Rolli and Strade Nuove ( en ) Retrieved July 21, 2019.