de Marini Croce Palace is a building located in Piazza De Marini at number 1, in the Molo district, in the historic center of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list among the 42 buildings registered in the Rolli di Genova which became on that date World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The building is now used as offices and homes.
Built in the second half of the 16th century by the De Marini family on the square opened in the first half of the century, the palace was built on medieval remains belonging to the same noble "hotel". The monumental staircase with three orders of loggias winds around the internal courtyard, once communicating with the square through a dead end surmounted by an archivolt still visible today.
The marble portal with allegories of peace is the work of Gian Giacomo della Porta. Inside there are frescoes by Giacomo Antonio Boni and Giovanni Agostino Ratti.
Its present appearance is the result of a radical restructuring carried out in the 18th century when the Negrone family are owners; also a large part of the base, apparently medieval, was transformed in this period. Sold in 1830 to Andrea Croce, it undergoes the closure of the loggia on the courtyard, which was reopened only after the war.
de Marini Croce Palace
Address: Piazza de Marini 1 int 6 - 16123
Phone: 3805843539
Site:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_De_Marini-CroceLocation inserted by
Boris Simeoni