Mackenzie Castle
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2023) |
Mackenzie Castle | |
---|---|
Castello Mackenzie (Italian) | |
General information | |
Location | Genoa, Italy |
Coordinates | 44°24′55″N 8°56′50″E / 44.41528°N 8.94722°E |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Gino Coppedè |
The Mackenzie Castle (Italian: Castello Mackenzie) is a historical manor in the Castelletto quarter of Genoa, northern Italy. It is an example of Gothic Revival architecture.
Registered as a cultural space[1] on the occasion of Genoa European Capital of Culture 2004, in autumn 2006 it was one of the venues of the Festival della Scienza.
History
The castle was built on a pre-existing country villa, in turn located on the site of the 16th century Genoese walls.
Built in 1893-1905, it was designed in Gothic revival style by Art Nouveau architect Gino Coppedè under commission by Evan Mackenzie, an insurance broker, whose family lived here for 26 years.
In 1956 it was declared a national monument. Thirty years later it was acquired by American collector Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. The restoration works he commissioned remained unfinished, and in 2002 the castle was sold to the Cambi auction house which commissioned the restoration to architect Gianfranco Franchini. The manor was opened to the public in 2004 and is now used as a public space for scientific or cultural exhibitions.
See also
References
- ^ Scheda Genova2004 Archived 24 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine—(in Italian)
External links
- Webarchive template wayback links
- Articles with Italian-language sources (it)
- Articles needing additional references from January 2023
- All articles needing additional references
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles containing Italian-language text
- Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Commons category link is on Wikidata
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with J9U identifiers
- Articles with LCCN identifiers
- Castles in Liguria
- Buildings and structures in Genoa
- Gothic Revival architecture in Italy
- Museums established in 2004
- Museums in Genoa
- Art Nouveau architecture in Italy
- Art Nouveau houses
- Houses completed in 1905
- 1905 establishments in Italy
- Pages using the Kartographer extension