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Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli

Strade Nuove e complesso dei Palazzi dei Rolli di Genova

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Palaces in Genoa, Italy. UNESCO World Heritage Site

  • TypeUNESCO World Heritage
  • WhereGenoa, Italy
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About Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli

Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes a number of streets and palaces in the center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. The Strade Nuove (Italian for "New Streets") are a group of streets built by the Genoese aristocracy during the expansion of the city at a time when the Republic of Genoa was at the height of its financial and seafaring power.

These are Via Giuseppe Garibaldi (1558–1583, formerly Strada Maggiore or Strada Nuova) and Via Balbi (1602–1620, formerly Strada Balbi), later followed by Via Cairoli (1778–1786, formerly Strada Nuovissima).

The Palazzi dei Rolli (Italian for "Palaces of the Lists") are a group of palaces - most of which also date from the late 16th and early 17th centuries - which were associated to a particular system of ‘public lodging’ in private residences, whereby notable guests on State visit to the Republic were hosted in one of these palaces on behalf of the State.

On 13 July 13, 2006, forty-two of the 163 palaces originally included in one the five public list called "Rolli" (Italian for "lists") were selected as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO special committee meeting in Vilnius (Lithuania).

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