Genova

Genova (locally called Zena)¹ is a city of 586 thousand² within its province-level Metropolitan City of 862 thousand centered³ in the Liguria (locally spelled Ligûria) Region of Italia.⁴ It is a port city on a gulf of the Mediterranean Sea (on a portion sometimes called the Ligurian Sea). The tallest modern building is il Matitone (356 feet, 1992), whose octagonal shape is said to echo the city's colorful bell towers.⁵ UNESCO honors the Renaissance and Baroque houses (palazzi rolli) and 'new' streets (le strade nuovo) that were built in compliance with a 1576 senatorial order that private houses provide for state visits.⁶

External references

one of the palazzi rolli in Genoa city, Genoa Metropolitan City, Liguria, Italia

Footnotes

1. Genoa in English.
2. 2011 figure from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Italy, accessed February 16, 2017.
3. 2014 figure from the side bar of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Genoa, accessed February 1, 2018.
4. Italy in English.
5. Emporis.com, accessed February 2, 2018.
6. UNESCO, World Heritage Sites (Firefly Books, 2010).