Commissioned by Niccolò Grimaldi, in 1565 Domenico and Giovanni Ponsello began building work on Palazzo Doria Tursi which would come to represent the height of residential luxury amongst the Genovese aristocracy.
The House of Savoy bought the palazzo from Maria Giovanna Doria, Duchess of Tursi in 1820, marking the building’s “Piedmont phase”, a period when work was completed on the back: the clock tower was built and the interiors decorated, much of which are intact today. Lent to the Jesuits for several years, it became the property of the Comune of Genova and its headquarters on 15 June 1850.
The courtyard, the salone di Rappresentanza and the adjacent rooms are particularly interesting. The façade is notable for the mix of different coloured materials: pink Finale stone, grey-black flint and white Carrara marble.
Included in the 42 Palaces of the Rolli di Genoa, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006. Following restoration work in 2003/04, the piano nobile was opened to the public and integrated into the Musei di Strada Nuova. The museum route includes Cannone, Nicolò Paganini’s famous violin.
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