Genoa Stock Exchange, Historical stock exchange palace in Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa, Italy.
The Genoa Stock Exchange, known as Palazzo della Borsa, is a neo-sixteenth-century building on Piazza De Ferrari, designed by engineers Dario Carbone and Amedeo Pieragostini. Its rounded facade is clad in red Verona marble and reddish Filettole stone, with a giant pediment bearing the gilded word Borsa. Inside, Adolfo Coppedè's Liberty-style Sala delle Grida covers 960 m², surrounded by thirty-nine trading desks and sixteen bronze candelabra.
The Nuova Borsa company was founded on 27 June 1905 to build the palace, which cost seven million lire; the site was bought in 1906 and the building erected by the AEDES company using Hennebique reinforced concrete from Porcheddu of Turin. Engineers Dario Carbone and Amedeo Pieragostini designed it, with interiors by Adolfo Coppedè, and it was inaugurated on 20 July 1912, when the Borsa Valori moved from the Loggia di Banchi. Trading by open outcry ended on 28 February 1994 and the Sala delle Grida closed on 5 September 1998.
The palace stands at the heart of the city and represents how important commerce and finance were to Genoa in the early 1900s. Its style and location show the wealth and confidence of the merchants who built it.
The Sala delle Grida, the former trading hall, now hosts exhibitions and conferences, and the scagni around it serve as exhibition areas; the Sala del Telegrafo is used for catering. The facade on Piazza De Ferrari, with its red Verona marble and gilded "Borsa" pediment, is visible from the square at any time.
The building sits on a plaza that was created as part of a major urban redesign of the city center. This square did not exist before - the entire area was reshaped to make room for this development.
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