Doge's Palace, Genoa

The Doge's Palace of Genoa is a neoclassical building in the Molo neighborhood with three floors, marble facades and two interior courtyards. The rooms connect through large ceremonial corridors that run across different levels.

Simone Cantoni and Andrea Ceresola designed this government building from 1783 onward, after earlier medieval structures on the same site had been demolished. The new palace marked the last major transformation of the political center before the republic ended in 1797.

The name recalls the doges who once governed from this building, while today the halls serve for rotating exhibitions and public events. Visitors walk through the former state rooms and see how the governing center of the old Genoese republic was laid out.

The guided tour leads through the former private quarters, the Tower of People and other ceremonial rooms accessible during scheduled visits. Some areas may be temporarily closed due to ongoing exhibitions.

The Grimaldina, the prison tower beside the palace, preserves wall inscriptions and drawings by political prisoners until the 1930s. These traces document the fates of people who were held here over long periods.

Location: Genoa

Inception: 1783

Architects: Simone Cantoni, Andrea Ceresola

Architectural style: neoclassicism

Floors above the ground: 3

Address: Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 9

Phone: +390108171600

Email: palazzoducale@palazzoducale.genova.it

Website: http://palazzoducale.genova.it

GPS coordinates: 44.40759,8.93313

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:29