The “Palazzo Rosso” (Red Palace) is probably the most impressive building in the southern part of “Piazza Cavour”. It was built after 1837 by the archictect Innocenzo Gragnani.
The three floors above the rusticated base have half columns of the three classical orders: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.
The carved decorations of the massive front door of the building.
Only the corner building in the middle of the old postcard was rebuilt after the last war, the rest of the square is almost as it was a century ago.See also: Piazza Cavour - Cavour
17 comments:
Very impressive. The columns, the great door and then the carving of the door it says it all. I always love old postcards and see if I can find anything still standing. Good job. MB
Amazing! What a door! Well, the entire building is magnificent!
I wish we had palazzos here. This is magnificent.
Again, I love how the old buildings are still there! The shutters that are closed look like they're painted onto the walls. And the carving on the front door is amazing!
Great shots! I love how they are really timeless.
That's quite a magnificent palazzo! I think I could manage to work and/or live there quite comfortably!
What a wonderful old building. It's really neat seeing it in a picture from long ago.
It's beautiful! I love columns and this is impressive.
I counted 36 columns...12 of each type!
I really like this building. Both façade and colour are beautiful!
Gorgeous buildings. I love the wood detailing on the door. Very nice!
Everything about it is impressive.
Classical simplicity makes it timeless and very elegant.
That door is really beautiful, I liked a lot the traditional façade.
Léia
Question unrelated to this post (lovely as it is, though. Bill from Ft. Lauderdale sent me to your benches blog. Looks like others can post their bench there. How do I do that? Send me an email, which address is posted on my profile. Many thanks!!
What a stunningly lovely building. Not that complicated to build, yet outstanding. It's all in the perfect proportions.
I definitely can see myself living there.
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