Genoa GE

On the left, the Aquarium, and in the background, the Bolla (biosphere), as seen from the Porto Antico (Expo site designed by architect Renzo Piano)

The tensile structure, which is used as an ice rink in winter in the Piazza delle Feste in the Porto Antico, designed by Renzo Piano in 1992

The ice rink, with the Bigo in the background – works by the architect Renzo Piano, completed in 1992

The Bigo, the metal structure supporting the rotating panoramic lift, which stands over 40 metres tall, in the Porto Antico, Expo Area, designed by architect Renzo Piano for the Colombiadi

Sailing boats moored along the Mandraccio quay in the Old Port

The base of an old hydraulic crane belonging to the firm “Tannet & Walker” (United Kingdom), situated on the Mandraccio quay

The long Spinola Bridge and, on the left, the Blu ship

The Blue Ship, an integral part of the Genoa Aquarium in the Porto Antico

On the left is the Genoa Aquarium and, in the background, Palazzo San Giorgio in the Porto Antico (Expo area designed by architect Renzo Piano)

Sailing and motor boats moored along the Spinola quay (Porto Antico)

The tall cranes at the Marina Molo Vecchio marina, with the Magazzini del Cotone in the background

The MSC cruise ship and, on the right, the orange tugs moored in the Porto Antico

A small yacht moored at the Spinola Bridge in the Porto Antico, with the Bolla in the background

The Palazzo delle Compere di San Giorgio, built in the medieval style, and the palm trees in Piazza Caricamento

Piazza Caricamento (Sottoripa), dating from 1839, with the 41-metre-high Torre degli Embriaci at its centre

Palazzo San Giorgio, a medieval building dating from 1260 and currently the headquarters of the Port Authority

The frescoes on the façade of Palazzo San Giorgio, completed by the painter Ludovico Pogliaghi in 1989

On the left is the Sopraelevata road, which crosses Piazza Caricamento in the Maddalena district

Bronze statue of Raffaele Rubattino, created by the sculptor Augusto Rivalta in 1889, in the centre of Piazza Caricamento

The elevated road crossing Via Antonio Gramsci, with the Castelletto neighbourhood in the background

Sailing boats moored at Calata Salumi, within Marina Porto Antico

The Francesco Morosini Pier and, on the right, a multi-purpose complex designed by the architect Piero Gambacciani

Sailing boats moored at the Andalo di Negro jetty in the Darsena

The elevated road running along Via Antonio Gramsci and the Porta dei Vacca or Porta di San Fede

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