Ex Ospedale San Paolo
The Ex Ospedale San Paolo is Savona’s former civic hospital, a mid-19th-century landmark now repurposed as a mixed-use complex. Built between 1847 and 1855, its design was led by Carlo Sada of Bellagio, with the Savonese architect Giuseppe Cortese directing construction. The project arose from a public competition won on 22 December 1843, funded on land purchased from the De Mari family in a growing city center between Corso Italia and Piazza Giulio II. By the early 20th century the hospital faced capacity pressures, and between 1928 and 1931 a second floor was added. In 1935, the city transferred an 11-hectare estate at Valloria for a new Ospedale San Paolo, whose construction continued into the 1980s; the old building was then closed and remained abandoned for about 22 years. …
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