Buildings and Structures in Genoa - Churches in Genoa, Museums in Genoa, Palaces in Genoa, Railway Stations in Genoa, Walls of Genoa (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Churches in Genoa, Museums in Genoa, Palaces in Genoa, Railway stations in Genoa, Walls of Genoa, Palazzi dei Rolli, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Lighthouse of Genoa, Genova Piazza Principe railway station, Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato, Genova Sampierdarena railway station, Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno, Genova Brignole railway station, Port of Genoa, Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa Cathedral, Palazzo Bianco, Albertis Castle, Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, Santo Stefano, Via Garibaldi, Doge's Palace, Genoa, Aquarium of Genoa, Palazzo San Giorgio, San Matteo, Santa Maria di Castello, Piazza De Ferrari, Locanda di Palazzo Cicala, San Siro di Struppa, Palazzo Rosso, Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina, Sant'Agostino, San Torpete, San Donato, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Santa Maria delle Vigne. Excerpt: The Italian city of Genoa, chief town of Liguria and ancient capital of the Republic of Genoa, during its long history had been defended by walls. To this day, large portions of these walls remain, and Genoa has more and longer walls than any other city in Italy. The main city walls are known as "Ninth century walls," "Barbarossa Walls" (12th century), "Fourteenth century walls," "Sixteenth century walls" and "New Walls" (17th century). Map of the city walls at the end of 10th centuryIn Roman times the original centre of Genoa, on the Sarzano hill, was perhaps defended by a wall, but there are no archaeological or documentary evidence of its existence. The first known city walls were built on the 9th century, when, thanks to Berengar II of Italy, the city gained a wide autonomy, with subsequent economic development and population increase. The first walls, which included Sarzano hill, had three gates (the Serravalle gate, at the north side of the church of San Lorenzo, another on the hill of...