Genoa Facts for Kids

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Genoa (Italian: Genova, Ligurian: Zena) is a city and capital of the Liguria region in Italy. The population of Genoa in 2006 was 620,316. It is the most important seaport in Italy. Before Italy was united into one country in the 1800s, Genoa was a republic that also included the island of Corsica. Genoa was famous for its merchants, or traders, who traded everywhere from England to Istanbul. Famous Genoese people include, Andrea Doria, Niccolò Paganini, and Christopher Columbus.

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The port and fleet of Genoa in the early 14th century, by Quinto Cenni
View of Genoa, published in 1483
Territories of the Republic of Genoa, around the Mediterranean & Black Sea coasts.
St. George's flag flying on the Doge's Palace in Genoa
Doge's Palace, ancient seat of the government of the oligarchic republic
Palace of Saint George, built in 1260
Medieval gates of Genoa are a rare survivor of the city's oldest buildings.
Royal Palace of Genoa, 16th century
St. Lawrence Cathedral
Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano
The Mirror Gallery of the Royal Palace
Via Garibaldi by night
Staglieno: A monumental cemetery
Arco della Vittoria
The galleon Neptune in the Old Harbour
The Porta Soprana
The gardens of Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini
Aquarium of Genoa and biosphere
San Benigno business district
Genoa exhibition centre
University of Genoa's main building
The Italian astronaut Franco Malerba
Buildings in the Erzelli GREAT campus
Panorama of port of Genoa
Genoa Airport, built on an artificial peninsula
Genova Brignole railway station
Genova Piazza Principe railway station
Portrait of a Young Man, by Albrecht Dürer. Gallery of Palazzo Rosso.
Sculpture in the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno.
Golden Legend, 1290
The neoclassical Teatro Carlo Felice
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Pesto, a popular Genoese sauce
Christopher Columbus
Corso Italia

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