Palazzo Rosso

The Palazzo Brignole Sale or Palazzo Rosso is a house museum located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. The palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. The rich art collection inside, along with the galleries of Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, is part of the Musei di Strada Nuova and consists of the works of artists of the caliber of Antoon van Dyck, Guido Reni, Paolo Veronese, Guercino, Gregorio De Ferrari, Albrecht Dürer, Bernardo Strozzi and Mattia Preti.

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Palazzo Rosso ranks #1,045 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #79 of the 452 mapped in Italy. Founded 1677, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,226 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 20,000 visitors in 2022. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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