Palazzo Donghi
Palazzo Donghi stands as a late 16th–early 17th-century gateway to Genoa’s Rolli tradition, a Renaissance palace built to host dignitaries during state visits. The site you see reflects the architectural logic of the Rolli system, with a cubic volume and a two-story main body that expresses the urban noble residence in its most restrained form. The building began its life around 1618, on land cleared from several medieval houses, with work entrusted to the architect Bartolomeo Rosso and an 18-month construction window that likely ended in the late 1610s. In the mid‑17th century, Gio. Antonio Donghi acquired the palace; his fortune in the papermaking trade ties the family name to the property. …
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