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THE GARDENS OF ITALY. 
407 —VILLA PARADISO AT ST. FRANCESCO D’ALBARO, GENOA. 
the main motif of the 
design. It is charac- 
teristic of the prominence 
given to painting at that 
time (Fig. 413). 
The Villa Gropallo 
(Fig. 418), not far away 
from the last example, is 
of the sixteenth century, 
and presents a striking 
appearance in its nest of 
trees. The great roofs 
of these villas are well 
illustrated in this instance, 
and also the great depth 
of the terrace, which 
provides so fine a setting 
for the house. 
The Palazzo Scassi 
(formerly Imperiali) at 
San Pier d’Arena, or 
Sampierdarena, as it is 
more conveniently called, 
i s a fine example 0 f 
Galeazzo Alessi’s archi- 
tecture (Figs. 415 — 17). 
This suburb is two and 
a half miles from Genoa, 
and contains another 
palace, the Spinola, also 
by the same architect. 
The Scassi has the 
same wide wings, which 
are here disposed in 
double bays, making a 
pair of coupled pilasters 
408.— SECTION OF THE VILLA PARADISO SHOWING THE APPROACH ROAD. 
