The Doge's Palace is a historical building in Genoa, northern Italy.
The Palace of the Doges view from Piazza Giacomo Matteotti.
The neoclassical facade on Piazza Umberto I
Altar of the chapel of the Palace
The palace's chapel
The Doge of Genoa was the head of state of the Republic of Genoa, a city-state and soon afterwards a maritime republic, from 1339 until the state's extinction in 1797. Originally elected for life, after 1528 the Doges were elected for terms of two years.
The Republic was ruled by a small group of merchant families, from whom the doges were selected.
Doge of Genoa
The Palace of the Doges; view from Piazza Matteotti.
Simone Boccanegra
Giacomo Grimaldi Durazzo