Gnecco Palace
Gnecco Palace, also known as Garibaldi palace and Casa de la liberté, is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis.[1]
Localization[edit]
The palace is located in the Commission Street, in the old French neighbourhood.[2]
History[edit]
It was built between 1786 and 1866 by Paolo Antonio Gnecco, a rich olive oil and seeds trader.[2]
According to the plaque at the entrance, Giuseppe Garibaldi stayed in the palace during his stay in Tunisia in 1834.[2]
During the 19th century, Giulio Finzi, an Italian lithographer from Livorno, established workshops with lithographic printing machines.[3]
The Franco-Tunisian painter Pierre 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 Italian palazzo; It has a big portal with columns and an Italian facade with framed windows and pediments.[2]
It has also a courtyard that creates a lighting system for the surrounding rooms.[2]
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Palace courtyard -
Façade overlooking the courtyard -
Staircase with column in Carrara marble -
Entrance in the courtyard -
Courtyard -
The Carrara marble column
References[edit]
- ^ "Festival de la Médina : Tunis raconte ses rues".
- ^ a b c d e Charles Bilas, Tunis, l'orient de la modernité, Paris, Éditions de l'Éclat, 2010, 319 p. (ISBN 978-2-84162-206-1), p. 102-103
- ^ Feriel Ben Mahmoud et Michèle Brun, Tunisie : un siècle d'images (1857-1956), Paris, Éditions Place des Victoires, 2012, 255 p. (ISBN 978-2-8099-0711-7), p. 59
- ^ France Boucherle, Boucherle : aux origines de l'école de Tunis, Tunis, Cérès, 1997, 150 p. (ISBN 978-9-9731-9333-9), p. 13