Gnecco Palace, also known as Garibaldi palace and Casa de la liberté, is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis.[1]
The palace is located in the Commission Street, in the old French neighbourhood.[2]
It was built between 1786 and 1866 by Paolo Antonio Gnecco, a rich olive oil and seeds trader.[2]
According to the plaque at the entrance, Giuseppe Garibaldi stayed in the palace during his stay in Tunisia in 1834.[2]
During the 19th century, Giulio Finzi, an Italian lithographer from Livorno, established workshops with lithographic printing machines.[3]
The Franco-Tunisian painter Pierre Boucherle was born in Gnecco Palace on 11 April 1894.[4]
Unlike the other palaces of the Medina, this one has the architecture of an Italian palazzo; It has a big portal with columns and an Italian facade with framed windows and pediments.[2]
It has also a courtyard that creates a lighting system for the surrounding rooms.[2]