Regione Liguria
The Palazzo della Regione Liguria stands as Genoa’s monumental reminder of early 20th‑century statecraft, occupying a prominent corner near Piazza De Ferrari. Built between 1924 and the mid‑1920s, the neomanierist facade presents a tripartite rhythm set over a broad portico with rounded arches, reflecting a conservative historicist taste that Cesare Gamba long pursued in Genoa. The building’s original purpose was tied to the Navigazione Generale Italiana, and its façade once bore the grand insignia of that company atop the cornice—a symbol of the era’s maritime ambitions. Cesare Gamba, the engineer who conceived the project, acquired land near the pre‑existing church of Sant’Ambrogio and pitched an edifice closely aligned to the surrounding civic fabric. …
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