Gnecco Palace, also known as

Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, pat ...

palace and ''Casa de la liberté'', is an old palace in the

Medina of Tunis The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from ...

Localization

The palace is located in the Commission Street, in the old French neighbourhood.Charles Bilas, Tunis, l'orient de la modernité, Paris, Éditions de l'Éclat, 2010, 319 p. (), p. 102-103

History

It was built between 1786 and 1866 by Paolo Antonio Gnecco, a rich olive oil and seeds trader. According to the plaque at the entrance, Giuseppe Garibaldi stayed in the palace during his stay in Tunisia in 1834. During the 19th century, Giulio Finzi, an Italian lithographer from Livorno, established workshops with lithographic printing machines. The Franco-Tunisian painter Pierre Boucherle was born in Gnecco Palace on 11 April 1894.France Boucherle, Boucherle : aux origines de l'école de Tunis, Tunis, Cérès, 1997, 150 p. (), p. 13

Architecture

Unlike the other palaces of the Medina, this one has the architecture of an Italian

palazzo A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

; It has a big

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with

columns A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression membe ...

and an Italian facade with framed windows and

pediments Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedime ...

. It has also a courtyard that creates a lighting system for the surrounding rooms. Courpalaisgnecco.jpg, Court of Gnecco Palace PalazzoGnecco 11.jpg, Facade of the court PalazzoGnecco 09.jpg, Staircase with marble columns PalazzoGnecco 01.jpg, Entrance PalazzoGnecco 05.jpg, Court Gneccopalais.jpg, Marble column

References

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