Palace
Palazzo Donghi
Palazzo Donghi stands as a late‑Renaissance‑influenced residence at the heart of Genoa’s Rolli, its walls bearing witness to the era when the city hosted high‑rank guests for the Republic. Built in the early 17th century, construction began in 1618 under architect Bartolomeo Rosso, on the site of four medieval houses, and reached completion within eighteen months. Originally commissioned by Gio. Andrea Cicala, the palace later passed into the Donghi family through Gio. Antonio Donghi, whose fortune rested on paper manufacture, and it remained with the family until 1895, when Antonio Gallino acquired it and began dividing the property. …
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