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Genoa - Albergo dei Poveri (1594 - ) |
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| Location: Piazzale E. Brignole 2, Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| This poorhouse was founded in 1594 under the patronage of Emanuele Brignole. The building, which is still standing, is rectangular with four courtyards and a church in the shape of a Greek cross. One part of it is now used as a hospital for chronic patients, the rest having been taken over by the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Genoa. | |
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