Gnecco Palace
Gnecco Palace,also known asGaribaldipalace andCasa de la liberté,is an old palace in theMedina of Tunis.[1]
Localization
[edit]The palace is located in the Commission Street, in the oldFrenchneighbourhood.[2]
History
[edit]It was built between 1786 and 1866 by Paolo Antonio Gnecco, a richolive oilandseedstrader.[2]
According to the plaque at the entrance,Giuseppe Garibaldistayed in the palace during his stay in Tunisia in 1834.[2]
During the 19th century, Giulio Finzi, an ItalianlithographerfromLivorno,established workshops with lithographic printing machines.[3]
The Franco-TunisianpainterPierre Boucherle was born in Gnecco Palace on 11 April 1894.[4]
Architecture
[edit]Unlike the other palaces of the Medina, this one has the architecture of an Italianpalazzo;It has a bigportalwithcolumnsand an Italian facade with framed windows andpediments.[2]
It has also a courtyard that creates a lighting system for the surrounding rooms.[2]
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Palace courtyard
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Façade overlooking the courtyard
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Staircase with column in Carrara marble
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Entrance in the courtyard
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Courtyard
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The Carrara marble column
References
[edit]- ^"Festival de la Médina: Tunis raconte ses rues".
- ^abcdeCharles Bilas, Tunis, l'orient de la modernité, Paris, Éditions de l'Éclat, 2010, 319 p. (ISBN978-2-84162-206-1), p. 102-103
- ^Feriel Ben Mahmoud et Michèle Brun, Tunisie: un siècle d'images (1857-1956), Paris, Éditions Place des Victoires, 2012, 255 p. (ISBN978-2-8099-0711-7), p. 59
- ^France Boucherle, Boucherle: aux origines de l'école de Tunis, Tunis, Cérès, 1997, 150 p. (ISBN978-9-9731-9333-9), p. 13