Palazzi dei Rolli, Renaissance palaces system in Genoa, Italy
The Palazzi dei Rolli consists of forty-two Renaissance and Baroque mansions along the streets of Genoa's historical center, featuring marble decorations and frescoed halls.
In 1576, the Senate of Genoa created an official list of prestigious buildings that were required to accommodate visiting dignitaries according to their social rank.
The palaces demonstrate the architectural innovation of vertical expansion due to space limitations, incorporating courtyards, gardens, and galleries within confined urban spaces.
Visitors can explore fourteen of these palaces along Via Garibaldi, with several buildings now functioning as museums, displaying period furniture and art collections.
The Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens documented these palaces through detailed drawings, promoting their architectural designs as models for European aristocratic residences.
Part of: Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
GPS coordinates: 44.41112,8.93277
Latest update: March 4, 2025 11:59
Palazzo Rosso
54 m
Palazzo Doria Tursi
25 m
Palazzo Bianco
82 m
Belvedere Luigi Montaldo
171 m
Palazzo Podestà
50 m
Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria
158 m
Palazzo della Meridiana
119 m
Palazzo Pantaleo Spinola
158 m
Palazzo Lercari-Parodi
134 m
Santa Maria Maddalena
92 m
Palazzo Pallavicini Cambiaso
160 m
Palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno
47 m
Palazzo Gio Battista Spinola
76 m
Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi
112 m
Musei di Strada Nuova
53 m
Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola
75 m
Palazzo Gio Carlo Brignole
114 m
Palazzo Lomellini Baldassarre
13 m
Palazzo Spinola Nicolò
174 m
Palazzo Bernardo e Giuseppe De Franchi
161 m
Palazzo De Mari
164 m
Palazzo Francesco Borsotto
119 m
Palazzo Agostino De Franchi
148 m
Palazzo Jacopo Spinola
159 m
Spianata di Castelletto
154 m
Palazzo Albini
49 m
Palazzo delle Torrette
20 m
Ascensore Castelletto Levante
145 mReviews
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