Palazzo San Giorgio and its Beautiful Facade
Sunday, November 14, 2010Palazzo San Giorgio is the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa since 1904. The building was constructed in 1260 by Guglielmo Boccanegra, uncle of Simone Boccanegra, the first Doge of Genoa. For a long period of time the palace was occupied by the Banca di San Giorgio, which managed the finances of the Republic of Genoa.
The most famous resident of the Palazzo San Giorgio was Venetian explorer Marco Polo, when a prison was located inside the building. Tradition has it that during this time he dictated his travels to his cellmate Rustichello da Pisa and that they turned it into the book "The Travels of Marco Polo".
View location in Genoa, Italy.
By:
Jurgen Huibers

Jurgen Huibers
We are a family of 5 from Belgium. We love travelling and discovering new places in Europe. I hope we can inspire you for your holiday in Europe. Have a look at our destinations so far and feel free to ask any additional info of the places we visited.
you may also like
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Subscribe
social counter
[socialcounter]
[pinterest][https://www.pinterest.com/juka14][4125]
[twitter][https://twitter.com/juka14][2200]
[youtube][https://www.youtube.com/user/Jukabe14/videos][10]
[instagram][https://www.instagram.com/jurgenhuibers/][450]
recent posts
recentposts
Destinations


- Amay
- Antwerp
- Aywaille
- Balen
- Bastogne
- Beersel
- Beringen
- Bilzen
- Blankenberge
- Brugelette
- Bruges
- Brussels
- Boom
- Borgloon
- De Haan
- De Panne
- Dilsen-Stokkem
- Dinant
- Durbuy
- Genk
- Ghent
- Halen
- Hamont-Achel
- Hasselt
- Hechtel-Eksel
- Heusden-Zolder
- Jalhay
- Kasterlee
- Kinrooi
- La Hulpe
- Lanaken
- Lavaux-Sainte-Anne
- Lennik
- Leuven
- Lier
- Liège
- Lommel
- Lummen
- Maasmechelen
- Mechelen
- Middelkerke
- Mol
- Namur
- Nieuwpoort
- Ostend
- Peer
- Riemst
- Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
- Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
- Sint-Pieters-Rode
- Sint-Truiden
- Stavelot
- Theux
- Tielt-Winge
- Tongeren
- Westende
- Westerlo
- Zoutleeuw



- Amiens
- Caen
- Cancale
- Erquy
- Etretat
- Fécamp
- Le Havre
- Lisieux
- Mont Saint-Michel
- Paris
- Pierrefonds
- Pont de Normandie
- Raray
- Rouen
- Saint-Malo
- Strasbourg
- Versailles

- Berlin
- Cochem
- Frankfurt am Main
- Füssen
- Grainau
- Heidelberg
- Meckenbeuren
- Potsdam
- Schwangau
- Schwetzingen
- Ueckermünde
- Wertach




- Amsterdam
- Arcen
- De Wolden
- Emmen
- Hilvarenbeek
- Hoensbroek
- Horst aan de Maas
- Kerkrade
- Kinderdijk
- Landgraaf
- Maastricht
- Reuver
- Rotterdam
- Slagharen
- Utrecht
- Wassenaar
- Westerwolde






3 comments:
Wow, what a glorious building. The architecture is so romantic.
Gorgeous!!
Awesome building! The details are amazing.
Post a Comment