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Palazzo Tognetti | |
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General information | |
Type | palace |
Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
Location | Corso Carducci/Via Cairoli Grosseto, Tuscany Italy |
Coordinates | 42°45′41.6″N11°06′47.4″E / 42.761556°N 11.113167°E |
Named for | Tognetti brothers |
Completed | 1910 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Engineer | Giuseppe Luciani |
Palazzo Tognetti is a palace in Grosseto, Italy.
It is an Art Nouveau style building on three floors located along Corso Carducci. [1]
The palace was commissioned by the Tognetti brothers who owned a news agency in Grosseto. [2] It was designed by engineer-artist Giuseppe Luciani and inaugurated in 1910. [2] [1]
It has richly decorated façades and it is considered one of the best examples of Stile Liberty in Grosseto and southern Tuscany. [1] [3] [4]
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