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GENOESE GARDENS AND VILLAS.
375
396.—RESTORED VIEW OF THE PALACE OF ANDREA DORIA ON THE QUAYS AT GENOA, BEFORE
THE GARDENS WERE REDUCED AT FRONT AND BACK.
From Gauthier.
of the palace, is the sole remainder of this garden. It was visited and described by John Evelyn
in 1644. The plan and elevation given (Figs. 395 and 396) are from Gauthier’s book on the
Palaces of Genoa brought out in 1818, and show the original scheme. At the present day
the outlook in the front is over railway lines instead of the waters of the harbour. At the
back the old palace villa is overshadowed by vast hotels built upon the hillsides above. The
long, low front of the villa is effectively broken by advanced arcades of three and four bays
long (Fig. 397). The strength of pier and elegance of column are thus employed to vary the
great length of the facade. The wall surfaces of the buildings are rough-cast, which to-day
combines well with the fretted surface of the marble features. The great loggia on the first
397.—VIEW ON THE TERRACE LOOKING THROUGH THE RETURN ARCADES ON THE HARBOUR
FRONT OF THE ANDREA DORIA PALACE.
375
396.—RESTORED VIEW OF THE PALACE OF ANDREA DORIA ON THE QUAYS AT GENOA, BEFORE
THE GARDENS WERE REDUCED AT FRONT AND BACK.
From Gauthier.
of the palace, is the sole remainder of this garden. It was visited and described by John Evelyn
in 1644. The plan and elevation given (Figs. 395 and 396) are from Gauthier’s book on the
Palaces of Genoa brought out in 1818, and show the original scheme. At the present day
the outlook in the front is over railway lines instead of the waters of the harbour. At the
back the old palace villa is overshadowed by vast hotels built upon the hillsides above. The
long, low front of the villa is effectively broken by advanced arcades of three and four bays
long (Fig. 397). The strength of pier and elegance of column are thus employed to vary the
great length of the facade. The wall surfaces of the buildings are rough-cast, which to-day
combines well with the fretted surface of the marble features. The great loggia on the first
397.—VIEW ON THE TERRACE LOOKING THROUGH THE RETURN ARCADES ON THE HARBOUR
FRONT OF THE ANDREA DORIA PALACE.