Sunday, October 10, 2010

Palazzo del Portuale

Palazzo del Portuale, LivornoThe “Palazzo del Portuale” (Dockworker's Building) was born as the headquarters of the local dockworkers association, now a group of several port-related companies (Gruppo CPL).Palazzo del Portuale, LivornoIt was built in the late 1950s by the architect Giovanni Salghetti Drioli where once was the ancient church of “Sant'Antonio”, torn down after the heavy damages suffered in the last war.Palazzo del Portuale, LivornoThe brick cladding of the building matches the nearby “Fortezza Vecchia”. A wide covered terrace faces the “Ampolletta” bastion.

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