 The Palazzo Corpi was built in the late 19th century at the behest of Ignazio Corpi, a wealthy Genoese shipowner who had established his business in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul.Corpi employed Italian architect Giacomo Leoni to build the palazzo.He also commissioned Georgio Stampa, an architect who had worked on several national embassies in Istanbul, to assist Leoni.