Doge's Palace, Genoa

The Palazzo Ducale is an important historical building in the Italian city of Genoa. Was he at times the city-state, the center of power of the Doges, he is today an important cultural center of the Ligurian capital. Located on the Piazza De Ferrari, or in Piazza Matteotti, is the Palazzo the center of the city dar.

Before the palace was restored in 1992 on the occasion of Columbus Day of Remembrance, he had been neglected for a long time. For a long period he was also the seat of the judicial authority until it moved into the Palace of Justice at the Portoria.

On the piano nobile of the Palazzo Ducale hosts exhibitions, concerts, conferences, etc. instead ( in the halls of the Great and the Little Council, Maggiore / Consiglio Minore ). In the inner courtyard and the semicircular canals you can find small shops and restaurants.

2001, the Palazzo Ducale was the seat of the G8 conference, chaired by the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.