Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello, Romanesque church in Castello district, Genoa, Italy.
The Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello is a stone church in Genoa standing on elevated ground, with three cloisters and an adjacent fortified tower forming a complex. The site contains multiple spaces filled with religious artworks and functions as a museum today.
The building was founded over a thousand years ago and later became a Dominican monastery undergoing multiple phases of construction and renovation. Its growth reflects changes that occurred across the centuries.
The church functions as a space where Italian art is displayed throughout its rooms and chapels. Visitors spend time observing the painted walls and carved figures that fill the interior.
The complex can be explored on foot, with pathways leading up the hill and different areas accessible throughout the site. Various rooms and cloisters house different collections that visitors can move through at their own pace.
Frescoes from the 15th century depicting saints and religious scenes remain visible in the loggias and covered passages. These painted walls have survived for more than 500 years and represent an overlooked layer of the site's artistic heritage.
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