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Genua / Italien

Genua ist eine italienische Stadt und die Hauptstadt der Region Ligurien. Das im Nordwesten des Landes am Ligurischen Meer gelegene ehemalige Zentrum der im Mittelalter bedeutenden Republik Genua ist heute Verwaltungssitz einer gleichnamigen Metropolitanstadt. Die Stadt ist mit circa 575.000 Einwohnern die sechstgrößte Italiens. In der Agglomeration hat Genua rund 800.000 Einwohner und 1,5 Millionen in der Metropolregion.Die Prachtstraßen Le Strade Nuove mit den Renaissance- und Barockbauten der Palazzi dei Rolli im Zentrum der Altstadt wurden im Jahre 2006 von der UNESCO zum Welterbe erklärt.

Palazzo Pietro Spinola di San Luca

Genua / Italien

Palazzo Pietro Spinola di San Luca is a 16th-century palace in Piazza di Pellicceria, Genoa, Italy. It is now a private residence, and it remains in good condition. It is one of the Palazzi dei Rolli, but it is not listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. The building faces the Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria, overlooking the square. The building was included in the rolli of 1588, 1599 and 1614. It still has a well-preserved 16th-century atrium and a grand staircase, part of which was reconstructed after being damaged by bombardment in World War II. The palace's façade contains an ornate marble portal decorated by reliefs of vines and bunches of grapes, and topped by a sculpture of Saint George and the Dragon.

Santa Maria di Castello (Genua)

Genua / Italien

Santa Maria di Castello is a church and religious complex in Genoa, Italy. Administrated for a long time by the Dominicans, it is located in the Castello hill of the city, where in the Middle Ages a bishop's fortified castle existed. The church is flanked by the large Tower of the Embriaci. The church, in Romanesque style, was erected before 900 AD. It houses many artworks commissioned by the main noble families of Genoa, by artists such as Francesco Maria Schiaffino, Lorenzo Fasolo, Alessandro Gherardini, Giuseppe Palmieri, Francesco Boccaccino, Pier Francesco Sacchi, Bernardo Castello, Aurelio Lomi and Tommaso Orsolino. Notable are the frescoes with Stories of David and the painted majolicas from the 16th century Genoese school. The high altar is decorated by a marble group of the "Assumption" by Domenico Parodi , while the chapel to the left of the presbytery has a Santa Rosa da Lima by Domenico Piola and a marble cover by Taddeo Carlone. The fourth chapel in the left aisle has a Madonna del Rosario by the workshop of Anton Maria Maragliano, while the first chapel has a painting attributed to Giovanni Battista Paggi . The baptistery has a polyptych from Lombard masters of the 15th century. The main portal is in Tuscan style , and is surmounted by a Gothic lunette of the 14th century with a "Crucifixion". The loggia facing the second cloister has frescoes of Saints, a Madonna and, on the first floor, an Annunciation by Giusto d'Alemagna . In the upper floor has a statue of "St. Catherina of Alexandria" and a marble tabernacle attributed to Domenico Gagini .

Chiesa di Santa Maria della Cella

Genua / Italien

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