Piazza Fontane Marose
share
Piazza Fontane MaroseThe World > Europe > Italy > Liguria, Italy > Genoa |
|
|
The square derives its name from the presence of a few fountains built in 1568 and known as "marose" (billowy) given the sea-like violent jets of water they spewed. They were also referred to as "amorose" given the nearby public brothel. The fountains were destroyed in the nineteenth century for urban planning purposes.
Three buildings overlooking the street are of particular note:
Palazzo Pallavicino: It is the closest to the Strada Nuova. Built in 1565 for the Interiano Family and currently belonging to Prince Pallavicino, the building is the one closest to its original appearance with its ochre, violet and earthy green hues. The frescoes on the facade are by the Calvi Brothers' Genoese workshop.
Palazzo Negrone: Built around 1560, it first belonged to the Spinola family, then the Airolo and finally the Negrone families. The facade's current appearance is the result of alterations completed at the end of the 1700s and later ones, intended to regularize its shape according to the new neoclassic tastes and the architectural perspectives the area was gradually assuming.
Palazzo di Giacomo Spinola di Luccoli called Dei Marmi: ": Built between 1453 and 1459 for Jacopo Spinola di Luccoli, it is thus called for its façade's rich design consisting of alternating stripes of white marble and gray stone, which, although the result of a nineteenth-century restoration, recall the period in which the building was originally built.
Notte Bianca 2007, Andy Gravish Jazz Quartet The square derives its name from the presence of a few f...
The Palace was built for Giacomo Spinola (1445 - 1459) on the ancient piazza di Luccoli, occupying lo...
A small shop for handcrafted ship models in the old town of Genoa. Custom build models in scale from ...
My name is Giuliana Poggi and I am working in the field of ceramic sculpture since from many years.I ...
Graffiti on the walls of the pedestrian underpass of piazza Portello at Genoa. From Piazza Portello y...
Il nome trae origine dai macelli, che per disposizione delle autorità furono trasferiti attorn...
Palazzo Rosso, one of the most important picture galleries of Genoa, is situated in Via Garibaldi. Th...
Genoa
A city of art, the capital of Liguria in northern Italy and metropolis looking onto the sea, Genoa has grown up around the city's port - a natural cove that has always been the site of thriving traffic and commerce. Its ancient heart, Europe's biggest historic medieval center, is crisscrossed by a tight weave of alleys that capture the multicultural soul that has always characterized the city's history. Here, among workshops, eateries, and beautiful shops, glimmers a glimpse of the noble past of Genoa, "La Superba", consisting of sixteenth-century villas, Baroque votive aedicules, and prestigious churches giving onto small squares nestled between the buildings.
Modernity is a few steps away, in places returned to the people and tourists by restoration and great urban renewal projects conducted over the last decade. Genoa offers a dizzying mix of the old and the new.
The Expo with the Aquarium, Via San Lorenzo, the Palazzo Ducale, and the splendid Via Garibaldi full of museums. The city's charm can also be found in the numerous delegations from Nervi to Voltri - autonomous cities until the 20's - where visitors can explore villas surrounded by nineteenth-century parks, picturesque sea strolls, and museums large and small.
