Palazzo ( ital. Palazzo , from lat. Palatium - palace ) - Italian city palace-mansion XV - XVIII centuries. The name comes from the Palatine Hill , where the ancient Roman emperors erected their palaces. The Palazzo is a type of city palace-mansion, characteristic of the Italian Renaissance, developed in the XV century. mainly in Florence . It is one of the first types of buildings for universal use.
The classic palazzo type is a three-story (less often two- or four-story) building with a majestic facade facing the street and a cozy courtyard surrounded by a colonnade. The compositional center of the building was an inner house surrounded by arched galleries . The first floor was reserved for office premises, on the second there were ceremonial rooms and halls, on the third - living rooms. The palazzo of Rome , Genoa , Venice and other Italian cities had their architectural differences. The palazzo of Florence was especially famous.
See also
- Palazzi dei Rolli - A quarter of 42 Renaissance palazzos in Genoa .