Giovanni Ponzello

• Name — Giovanni Ponzello • Born — 1520 • Birthplace — Caravonica • Died — 1598 • Place of death — Genoa • Known for — Mannerist architect • Illustration — Palazzo Doria Tursi, staircase

• Illustration — Genoa, Villa Imperiale Scassi, main facade • Illustration — Loano, Palazzo Doria • 1558, Genoa, historical center: Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola, UNESCO World Heritage Site. • 1560-1563, Genoa Sampierdarena: Villa Imperiale Scassi "La Bellezza", designed together with his brother Domenico. Inspired by the style of Galeazzo Alessi. • 1562, Camogli: Torre Doria near the Abbey of San Fruttuoso di Capodimonte. • 1562-1566, Genoa, Via Garibaldi: Palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini, UNESCO World Heritage Site. • 1565, Genoa, Via Garibaldi: original facade of the former Palace of Luca Grimaldi (later redeveloped into Palazzo Bianco), in cooperation with his brother Domenico. • 1565-1579, Genoa, Via Garibaldi: Palazzo Doria-Tursi, now the seat of the Municipality of Genoa, designed together with his brother Domenico. UNESCO World Heritage Site. • 1567, Genoa Sampierdarena: completed the construction of Villa Grimaldi "La Fortezza", after the death of the architect Bernardo Spazio in 1564. Inspired by the style of Galeazzo Alessi. • 1574-1578, Loano: Palazzo Doria, now seat of the Municipality of Loano • 1577, Genoa, Fassolo: Expansion of the Villa del Principe with the construction of the sea loggias and the landscaping of the gardens • 1581, Genoa, historical center: planned the expansion, never realized, of the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. • 1583, Genoa, historical center: Palazzetto criminale, the tribunal and prison of the Republic of Genoa, build in cooperation with Daniele Casella and Giovanni Orsolino. • 1585, Genoa, historical center: planned the Church of San Pietro in Banchi, in cooperation with Andrea Ceresola, known as "Vannone". • 1588-1589, Loano: Church of Our Lady of Mercy (known as "Chiesa di Sant'Agostino e Santa Rita") and Convent of Saint'Augustine, now used as offices for the Bishopric of Albenga-Imperia • 1589, Genoa, historical center: Loggia di Banchi, in cooperation with Andrea Ceresola, known as "Vannone" • 1593, Genoa, Fassolo: remodeling of the Church San Benedetto al Porto, the chapel of the Villa del Principe

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