Quanti palazzi ci sono a Genova?

Su un totale di 29.668 edifici residenziali presenti a Genova, ben 27.667 sono stati costruiti prima degli anni '70, ovvero il 93%. Di questi, quasi 13 mila risalgono al 1918 e anni precedenti.

Quanti sono i Rolli?

I Palazzi dei Rolli sono un insieme di 42 edifici cinque e seicenteschi dichiarati patrimonio mondiale dell'Umanità UNESCO nel 2006. Un museo a cielo aperto, contenente collezioni d'arte, ricche quadrerie e sontuosi arredi.

What is the Palazzi di Genova?

Palazzi di Genova is a 1622 book written and illustrated by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting and describing the palaces of Genoa, Italy in 72 plates. A second volume with 67 further plates was added the same year, and they are usually found (and reprinted) together. The illustrations of the second part are usually considered not to be by Rubens though.

What are the Strade Nuove and Palazzi dei Rolli?

The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa’s historic centre date from the late 16th and early 17th centuries when the Republic of Genoa was at the height of its financial and seafaring power.

What makes the Strade Nuove in Genoa so special?

Criterion (iv): The Strade Nuove in Genoa are an outstanding example of an urban ensemble consisting of aristocratic palaces of high architectural value, which illustrate the economy and politics of the mercantile city of Genoa at the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries.