Palazzo Gragnani is often called Palazzo Rosso (Red Palace) for the brick-layered facade. It was built around 1840 in what is now Piazza Cavour by the architect Innocenzo Gragnani. The facade has a ground floor of rusticated stone, while the ornamental columns on the other floors, called pilasters, show the three distinct orders of Ancient Greek architecture: Doric capitals on the first floor, Ionic and Corinthian on the and second and third floors. On the back of the building, guarding a gate, there are the two Sphinxes of Livorno.
See also: Palazzo Rosso - Piazza Cavour - Capitals - The Sphinx of Livorno
External links: Pilaster (Wikipedia)
Quite an eclectic architectural style!
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ReplyDeleteNice contrast of fancy facade and plain sides.
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