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For other uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). Genoa is a city and port in Liguria Italy Genoa may also refer to The Republic of Genoa, a state in Liguria from ca
Comune di Genova
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Coordinates: 44°24′N 08°55′E / 44.4, 8.917
Sovereign state Italy
Region Liguria
Province Province of Genoa
Government
 - Mayor Marta Vincenzi
Area
 - Total 243 km² (93. This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Genoa (It Provincia di Genova) is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. This is a list of mayors of Milan ( sindaci di Milano ' See also List of rulers of Milan Marta Vincenzi (born 27 May 1947) is an Italian Politician. She was a Member of the European Parliament for the North-West Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 8 sq mi)
Elevation +20 m (66 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 620,316 ( 6th)
 - Density 2,553/km² (6,612. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit ISTAT data updated 2007 January 1. Figures are based on last 2001 Census plus data from official bilancio demografico ( demographic balance Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi)
 - Called Genovesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 16100
Area code(s) 010
Patron saints St. John the Baptist
Website: http://www.comune.genova.it/

Genoa (Genova, pronounced [ˈdʒɛːnova], in Italian; Zena [ˈzeːna] in Genoese; Genua in Latin and, archaically, in English) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Genoese ( Zeneize) is the most important dialect of the Ligurian language, the one spoken in Genoa (the principal city of the Liguria region A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Province of Genoa (It Provincia di Genova) is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. The article is about the geographic sense of the term For other uses including Regions and Regional, see Region (disambiguation. Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions The city has a population of ca. 620,000 and the urban area has a population of ca. 890,000.

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Origins of the name

Genua was a city of the ancient Ligurians. The Ligures (singular Ligus or Ligur; English: Ligurians, Greek:) were an ancient people who gave their name to Liguria Its name is probably Ligurian, meaning "knee", i. The Ligurian language was spoken in pre-Roman times and into the Roman era by an ancient people of north-western Italy and south-eastern France known as the Ligures e. "angle", from its geographical position, thus akin to the name of Geneva. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Or it could derive from the Celtic root genu-, genawa (pl. genowe), meaning "mouth", i. e. , estuary, or from the Latin word of Celtic origin "ianua", meaning "door". Part of the old city of Genoa was inscribed on the World Heritage List (UNESCO) in 2006 (see below).

Flag

Flag of Genoa
Flag of Genoa

The flag of Genoa is a St. George's Cross flag, a red cross on a lime white field, identical to the Flag of England. The St George's Cross (or the Cross of St George is a centred red cross on a white background The Flag of England is the St George's Cross. The red cross appeared as an emblem of England during the Middle Ages and the Crusades and The flag of Genoa was adopted by England and the City of London in 1190 so their ships entering the Mediterranean would benefit from the protection of the powerful Genoese fleet. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically But the actual origins of the flag are unclear. [1]

History

Ancient era and early Middle Ages

Genoa's history goes back to ancient times. The first historically known inhabitants of the area are the Ligures, an Italic tribe. The Ligures (singular Ligus or Ligur; English: Ligurians, Greek:) were an ancient people who gave their name to Liguria The attribution of its foundation to Celts in 2500–2000 BC has been recently recognized as wrong. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts

A city cemetery, dating from the 6th and 5th centuries BC, testifies to the occupation of the site by the Greeks, but the fine harbor probably was in use much earlier, perhaps by the Etruscans. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy It is also probable that the Phoenicians had bases in Genoa, or in the nearby area, since an inscription with an alphabet similar to that used in Tyre has been found. Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun Tyre ( Arabic صور Ṣūr, Phoenician Phoenician wawsvg|12px|ו]] Ṣur, Hebrew

In the Roman era, Genoa was overshadowed by the powerful Marseille and Vada Sabatia, near modern Savona. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ This article is about the Italian city For the small town of Savona Canada please see Savona British Columbia, or the village in the USA, see Savona Different from other Ligures and Celt settlements of the area, it was allied to Rome through a foedus aequum ("Equal pact") in the course of the Second Punic War. The Second Punic War (referred to as "The War Against Hannibal" by the Romans lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western It was therefore destroyed by the Carthaginians in 209 BC. Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers The town was rebuilt and, after the end of the Carthaginian Wars, received municipal rights. The original castrum thenceforth expanded towards the current areas of Santa Maria di Castello and the San Lorenzo promontory. Genoese trades included skins, wood, and honey. Goods were shipped in the mainland up to important cities like Tortona and Piacenza. For the medieval Scholar, see Marziano da Tortona Tortona is a Comune of Piemonte, in the Province of Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a

Medieval gates of Genoa is a rare survival of the city's golden age and its best known landmark.
Medieval gates of Genoa is a rare survival of the city's golden age and its best known landmark.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Genoa was occupied by the Ostrogoths. The Western Roman Empire refers to the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 285 the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern The Ostrogoths (Ostrogothi or Austrogothi were a branch of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in the political events of the late After the Gothic War, the Byzantines made it the seat of their vicar. See Gothic War (376-382 for the war on the Danube The Gothic War was a war fought in Italy and the adjoining regions of Dalmatia, Sardinia The Lombards submitted it in 643. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from In 773 the Lombard Kingdom was annexed by the Frank empire; the first Carolingian count of Genoa was Ademarus, who was given the title praefectus civitatis Genuensis. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Ademarus died in Corsica while fighting against the Saracens. In this period the Roman walls, destroyed by the Lombards, were rebuilt and extended.

For the following several centuries, Genoa was little more than a small, obscure fishing center, slowly building its merchant fleet which was to become the leading commercial carrier of the Mediterranean Sea. The town was sacked and burned in 934 by Arab pirates but it was quickly rebuilt.

In the 10th century the city, now part of the Marca Januensis ("Genoese Mark") was under the Obertenghi family, whose first member was Obertus I. Genoa was one of the first cities in Italy to have some citizenship rights granted by local feudataries.

Middle Ages and Renaissance

Main article: Republic of Genoa

Before 1100, Genoa emerged as an independent city-state, one of a number of Italian city-states during this period. The Most Serene Republic of Genoa (Repubblica di Genova was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from the 11th century A city-state is a Region controlled exclusively by a City, usually having Sovereignty. The Italian city states were a remarkable political phenomenon of small independent states in the northern Italian peninsula between the tenth and fifteenth centuries Nominally, the Holy Roman Emperor was overlord and the Bishop of Genoa was president of the city; however, actual power was wielded by a number of "consuls" annually elected by popular assembly. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Genoa was one of the so-called "Maritime Republics" (Repubbliche Marinare), along with Venice, Pisa, and Amalfi) and trade, shipbuilding and banking helped support one of the largest and most powerful navies in the Mediterranean. The it '''Repubbliche Marinare''' ( Italian for " Maritime Republics " is the collective name of a number of important City-states which flourished in Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. Amalfi is also a town in the Antioquia Departament in Colombia. The Adorno, Campofregoso, and other smaller merchant families all fought for power in this Republic, as the power of the consuls allowed each family faction to gain wealth and power in the city. The Adorno family was an illustrious patrician family in Genoa, Italy, of the Ghibelline party several of whom were Doges of A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its The Republic of Genoa extended over modern Liguria and Piedmont, Sardinia, Corsica and had practically complete control of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Most Serene Republic of Genoa (Repubblica di Genova was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from the 11th century Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The Tyrrhenian Sea (Mar Tirreno is part of the Mediterranean Sea off of the western coast of Italy. Through Genoese participation on the Crusades, colonies were established in the Middle East, in the Aegean, in Sicily and Northern Africa. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Genoese Crusaders brought home a green glass goblet from the Levant, which Genoese long regarded as the Holy Grail. See also Names of the Levant The Levant (lə'vænt is a geographical term that denotes a large area in Western Asia, roughly bounded on the north by the According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish plate or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers

Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Acquaverde.
Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Acquaverde.
The Ancient Port of Genoa.
The Ancient Port of Genoa.

The collapse of the Crusader States was offset by Genoa’s alliance with the Byzantine Empire, which opened opportunities of expansion into the Black Sea and Crimea. The Crusader states were a number of mostly 12th- and 13th-century feudal states created by Western European Crusaders in Asia Minor, Greece and The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым Internal feuds between the powerful families, the Grimaldi and Fieschi, the Doria, Spinola, and others caused much disruption, but in general the republic was run much as a business affair. The Fieschi were a noble family from Genoa, Italy, from whom descend the Fieschi Ravaschieri Princes of Belmonte. Doria, originally de Auria (from de filiis Auriae) meaning "the sons of Auria" and then de Oria or d'Oria, is the name of an old In 1218–1220 Genoa was served by the Guelph podestà Rambertino Buvalelli, who probably introduced Occitan literature to the city, which was soon to boast such troubadours as Jacme Grils, Lanfranc Cigala, and Bonifaci Calvo. Guelph (ɡwɛlf (population 118000 Residents of Guelph are called Guelphites For information on the phantom island of the same name see Podesta (island. Rambertino di Guido Buvalelli (1170/1180 &ndash September 1221 a Bolognese judge statesman diplomat and poet was the earliest of the Podestà - Occitan literature — still sometimes called Provençal literature — is a body of texts written in Occitan in what is nowadays the South of France A troubadour ( IPA:, originally) was a composer and performer of Occitan Lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100&ndash1350 Jacme or Iacme Gril ( s) (Giacomo Grillo fl 1244&ndash1262 was a Genoese Troubadour of the mid-thirteenth century Lanfranc Cigala or Cicala (Lanfranco Lafranc fl 1235&ndash1257 was a Genoese nobleman knight judge and man of letters of the mid thirteenth century Bonifaci, Bonifatz, or Bonifacio Calvo (fl 1253&ndash1266 was a Genoese Troubadour of the late thirteenth century Genoa's political zenith came with its victory over the Duchy of Pisa at the naval Battle of Meloria (1284), and its persistent rival, Venice, in 1298. Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. The Battle of Meloria was fought on Sunday August 6 1284 near the Meloria islet in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

However, this prosperity did not last. The Black Death was imported into Europe in 1349 from the Genoese trading post at Caffa (Theodosia) in Crimea, on the Black Sea. The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia Feodosiya ( Ukrainian Феодосія Crimean Tatar Kefe Russian Феодосия is a Port and Resort city in Crimea Following the economic and population collapse, Genoa adopted the Venetian model of government, and was presided over by a doge (see Doge of Genoa). Doge (plural dogi or doges) is a dialectal Italian word that descends from the Latin Dux (as does the English The Republic of Genoa ( Italy) was technically a Communal Republic in the early Middle Ages, but in actuality it was an Oligarchy ruled The wars with Venice continued, and the War of Chioggia (1378–1381), ended with a victory for Venice. The War of Chioggia (Guerra di Chioggia was a conflict between Genoa and Venice which lasted from 1378 to 1381, from which Venice emerged triumphant After a period of French domination from 1394–1409, Genoa came under rule by the Visconti of Milan. Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Genoa lost Sardinia to Aragon, Corsica to internal revolt and its Middle Eastern colonies to the Ottoman Empire and the Arabs. Aragon ( Spanish: "Aragón") is an autonomous community of Spain. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

Christopher Columbus, a native of Genoa, donated one-tenth of his income from the discovery of the Americas for Spain to the Bank of San Giorgio in Genoa for the relief of taxation on foods. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Bank or Company of Saint George ( Italian: Ufficio di San Giorgio in Genoa or Casa di San Giorgio) was a Financial institution The Spanish connection was reinforced by Andrea Doria, who established a new constitution in 1528, making Genoa a satellite of the Spanish Empire. Andrea Doria or D'Oria ( 30 November 1466 &ndash 25 November 1560) was a Genoese ''condottiere'' and Admiral Under the ensuing economic recovery, many Genoese families amassed tremendous fortunes. At the time of Genoa’s peak in the 16th century, the city attracted many artists, including Rubens, Caravaggio and Van Dyck. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, usually just known as Caravaggio, (28 September 1571 – 18 July 1610 was an Italian Artist active in Rome The famed architect Galeazzo Alessi (1512–1572) designed many of the city’s splendid palazzi. Galeazzo Alessi ( 1512 - December 30, 1572) was an Italian architect from Perugia, known throughout Europe for his distinctive style based on For other meanings (eg the word's use in place names see Palazzo (disambiguation. A number of Genoese Baroque and Rococo artists settled elsewhere and a number of local artists became prominent. Artists from Genoa were influential during the 17th century Many painters emigrated to either Venice Florence or Rome

Genoa suffered from French bombardment in 1684, and was occupied by Austria in 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748 involved nearly all the powers of Europe In 1768, Genoa was forced to also cede Corsica to France.

Modern history

The center of Genoa, Piazza De Ferrari
The center of Genoa, Piazza De Ferrari

With the shift in world economy and trade routes to the New World and away from the Mediterranean, Genoa's political and economic power went into steady decline.

In 1797, under pressure from Napoleon, Genoa became a French protectorate called the Ligurian Republic, which was annexed by France in 1805. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Ligurian Republic (Repubblica Ligure was a short-lived French client republic formed by Napoleon on June 14, 1797. This affair is commemorated in the famous first sentence of Tolstoy's War and Peace:

"Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes. This article is about the Tolstoy family, for other meanings see Tolstoy (disambiguation Tolstoy, or Tolstoi War and Peace (Война и мир Voyna i mir) is a Novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russkii Vestnik (. . . ) And what do you think of this latest comedy, the coronation at Milan, the comedy of the people of Genoa and Lucca laying their petitions [to be annexed to France] before Monsieur Buonaparte, and Monsieur Buonaparte sitting on a throne and granting the petitions of the nations?" (spoken by a thoroughly anti-Boanapartist Russian aristocrat, soon after the news reached Saint Petersburg). Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River

The commercial port of Genoa today
The commercial port of Genoa today

Although the Genoese revolted against France in 1814 and liberated the city on their own, delegates at the Congress of Vienna sanctioned its incorporation into Piedmont (Kingdom of Sardinia), thus ending the three century old struggle by the House of Savoy to acquire the city. The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe, chaired by the Austrian statesman Clemens Wenzel von Metternich Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Kingdom of Sardinia, also known as Piedmont-Sardinia or Sardinia-Piedmont, was the name given to the possessions of the House of Savoy in 1720 when the The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region The king of Piedmont even sent the Bersaglieri to sack the city, defining the Genoese as "scum". The city soon gained a reputation as a hotbed of anti-Savoy republican agitation, although the union with Savoy was economically very beneficial. With the growth of the Risorgimento movement, the Genoese turned their struggles from Giuseppe Mazzini's vision of a local republic into a struggle for a unified Italy under a liberalized Savoy monarchy. Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian Giuseppe Mazzini ( June 22, 1805, Genoa, Italy - March 10, 1872, Pisa, Italy was an Italian Patriot Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In 1860, Giuseppe Garibaldi set out from Genoa with over a thousand volunteers to begin the campaign. Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. This is called the departure of the thousands and a monument is set on the rock where the group departed from.

During World War II the British fleet bombarded Genoa and one bomb fell into the cathedral of San Lorenzo without exploding. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It is now available to public viewing on the cathedral premises.

The 27th G8 summit in the city, in July 2001, was overshadowed by violent protests, with one protester, Carlo Giuliani, killed amid accusations of police brutality. The 27th G8 summit took place in Genoa, Italy, in July 2001. The summit was overshadowed by riots in the city after a crackdown by police targeting Carlo Giuliani ( March 14, 1978 -- July 20, 2001) was an Italian Anti-globalist who was shot and killed by police during Trials of accused officials are ongoing as of 2007. In 2004, the European Union designated Genoa as the European Capital of Culture, along with the French city of Lille. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one Calendar year during which it is given a chance to showcase its Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country

Main sights

For a more extensive list, see Buildings and structures in Genoa.
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party Flag of Italy Italy
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 1211
Region† Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 2006  (30th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
† Region as classified by UNESCO.

The main features of central Genoa include Piazza de Ferrari, around which are sited the Opera and the Palace of the Doges. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex As of 2008 there are a total of 878 World Heritage Sites located in 145 "State Parties" Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. Asia Minor, Cyprus, all of the Aegean Islands, the Canaries A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex There is also a house where Christopher Columbus is said to have been born. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer

Strada Nuova (now Via Garibaldi), in the old city, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This district was designed in the mid-16th century to accommodate Mannerist palaces of the city's most eminent families, including Palazzo Rosso (now a museum), Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Grimaldi and Palazzo Reale. Palazzo Bianco ( English: White Palace) is one of the main buildings of the center of Genoa, Italy. The famous art college, Musei di Strada Nuova and the Palazzo del Principe are also located on this street.

Other landmarks of the city include St. Lawrence Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Lorenzo), the Old Harbor (Porto Antico), transformed into a mall by architect Renzo Piano, and the famous cemetery of Staglieno, renowned for its monuments and statues. For the cathedral with the same name in Perugia, see Cathedral of Perugia. Renzo Piano (born September 14 1937) is a world renowned Italian The Museo d'Arte Orientale has one of the largest collections of Oriental art in Europe. The 19th century neo-gothic castle, Castello d'Albertis, once home to explorer Enrico Alberto d'Albertis, now houses the Museum of World Cultures. The Castello d'Albertis, or D'Albertis Castle, was the home of Captain Enrico Alberto d'Albertis, which was donated to the city of Genoa on his death in

Other than the old city sights, Genoa also has a large aquarium located in the above-mentioned old harbor. An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a Vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which Water -dwelling Plants The Aquarium of Genoa is one of the largest in Europe. The Aquarium of Genoa (in Italian: Acquario di Genova) is the largest Aquarium in Italy and the second largest in Europe.

The port of Genoa also contains an ancient lighthouse, called the "Torre della Lanterna" (i. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an The Torre della Lanterna of Genoa, sometimes referred to simply as "la Lanterna", is the main Lighthouse for the city's port e. , "the tower of the lantern"). It is the oldest working lighthouse in the world, one of the five tallest, and the tallest brick one, and it is Genoa's landmark.

Boccadasse is a picturesque neighborhood in the east side of the city. Boccadasse ( Boccadaze in Genoese) is an old mariner's neighbourhood of the Italian city of Genoa.

Demographics

The population is homogeneously Italian. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging Southern and northern Italians alike flocked to the city during the late 1900s. As of 2006, an estimated 94. 32% of the population is of Italian origin. But there has been a sharp increase of immigrants mostly from South America, Eastern Europe, and a very meagre number from Asia. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term [1]

Immigrants by country (2006):

Sports

Football
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Another football club in the city is U.C. Sampdoria, founded in 1946 from the merger of two existing clubs, Andrea Doria (founded in 1895) and Sampierdarenese (founded in 1911). A football team or a football club, in football (soccer is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a Football game be it Association Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. Sampdoria has won one Italian championship, 4 Italy Cups and 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1989/90.

Famous people

Famous Genoese include Sinibaldo and Ottobuono Fieschi (Popes Innocent IV and Adrian V) and Pope Benedict XV, navigators Christopher Columbus, Enrico Alberto d'Albertis and Andrea Doria, composers Niccolò Paganini and Michele Novaro, Italian patriots Giuseppe Mazzini and Nino Bixio, writer and translator Fernanda Pivano, poet Edoardo Sanguineti, Communist politician Palmiro Togliatti, architect Renzo Piano, Physics 2002 Nobel Prize winner Riccardo Giacconi, Literature 1975 Nobel Prize winner Eugenio Montale, the royal portraitist Giovanni Maria delle Piane (Il Mulinaretto) from the Delle Piane family, the artist Vanessa Beecroft, comedians Gilberto Govi, Paolo Villaggio, Beppe Grillo, Luca Bizzarri, Paolo Kessisoglu and Maurizio Crozza; singer-songwriters Fabrizio de André and Ivano Fossati, actor Vittorio Gassman, and actress Moana Pozzi, Giorgio Parodi who conceived the motorcycle company Moto Guzzi with Carlo Guzzi and Giovanni Ravelli. Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi was Pope from June 28, 1243 to December 7, 1254. Pope Adrian V (c 1205 &ndash August 18, 1276) born Ottobuono de' Fieschi was Pope in 1276 Pope Benedict XV ( Latin: Benedictus PP XV) (Benedetto XV ( November 21 1854 &ndash January 22 1922 born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The Castello d'Albertis, or D'Albertis Castle, was the home of Captain Enrico Alberto d'Albertis, which was donated to the city of Genoa on his death in Andrea Doria or D'Oria ( 30 November 1466 &ndash 25 November 1560) was a Genoese ''condottiere'' and Admiral Niccolò Paganini ( October 27, 1782 &ndash Michele Novaro ( October 23, 1818 - October 21, 1885) was an Italian songwriter Giuseppe Mazzini ( June 22, 1805, Genoa, Italy - March 10, 1872, Pisa, Italy was an Italian Patriot Nino Bixio ( 2 October 1821 - December 16, 1873) was an Italian soldier who fought for the Italian unification. Fernanda Pivano (born July 18, 1917) is an Italian writer journalist translator and critic Edoardo Sanguineti (born December 9, 1930) is an Italian writer born in Genoa. Palmiro Togliatti ( March 26 1893 - August 21 1964) was an Italian politician the leader of the Italian Communist Party Renzo Piano (born September 14 1937) is a world renowned Italian Riccardo Giacconi (born October 6, 1931) is an Italian-born American Nobel Prize -winning Astrophysicist. Eugenio Montale ( October 12, 1896 — September 12, 1981) was an Italian Poet, prose writer editor and translator The splendour of the Delle Piane Family History The Delle Pianes are a very ancient and noble family with a history of Naval battles and victories with the Moors Vanessa Beecroft ( Genoa, Italy, 1969) is an Italian Contemporary artist living in Los Angeles. Gilberto Govi (born Amerigo Armando Gilberto Govi, Genoa 22 October 1885; died 28 April 1966) was an Italian Paolo Villaggio (born 31 December 1932, Genoa) is an Italian actor writer director and comedian especially famous for his grotesque irony and satire Giuseppe Piero Grillo, better known as Beppe Grillo (born July 21, 1948) is an Italian Activist, Comedian and Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Fabrizio De André (February 18 1940 - January 11 1999 was an Italian Singer-songwriter. Ivano Alberto Fossati (born September 21 1951) is an Italian pop Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, and Vittorio Gassman ( September 1, 1922 – June 29, 2000) popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian Theatre Moana Pozzi, often called simply Moana, complete name was Anna Moana Rosa Pozzi ( 27 April 1961 – 15 September 1994 Moto Guzzi (also known as "Guzzi" is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer that has endured from the industry's infancy to its place today as the oldest European Some reports say Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) is also from Genoa, others say he was from Savona. Giovanni Caboto ( c 1450 - c 1498 known in English as John Cabot, was an Italian Navigator and explorer commonly credited as the This article is about the Italian city For the small town of Savona Canada please see Savona British Columbia, or the village in the USA, see Savona

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Porta Soprana

Narrow and tall alleyways are common in Genoa

La Lanterna, the famous Genoese lighthouse

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Ducal Palace

Galleria Mazzini

St. Lawrence Cathedral

The big "bigo" in the ancient port.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica

External links

Staglieno: A monumental cemetery
Staglieno: A monumental cemetery

Dictionary

genoa

-noun

  1. (nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.

Genoa

-proper noun

  1. A province of Liguria, Italy.
  2. A city and the capital of the province of Genoa, and also the capital of Liguria.
  3. A placename.
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