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| ''This article is about the Italian city. For other uses see ].'' | |||
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| '''Genoa''' (] ''Genova'' (jen'o-vah), ] ''Zena'' (zay'nah)) is a ] and a ] in northern ], the capital of ]. It has a population of ca. 700,000. | |||
| ''Genua'' was a city of the ]. Faithful to Rome while other Ligurian and ] of modern N Italy stood by ] in the ], Genoa lost its importance as a port city after the rise of ''Vada Sabatia'', near ]. | |||
| During the ], Genoa was an independent and powerful republic (one of the so-called ''Repubbliche Marinare'', the others being ], ], and ]) mainly oriented on the sea. The ] extended over modern ] and ]. It had several colonies in the ], in the ], in ], ] and Northern ]. It possessed the island of ]. | |||
| Famous Genoese families such as the ]s had practically complete control of the ]. | |||
| The Republic became part of the ] until ], when the delegates at the ] sanctioned its incorporation into ] (].) | |||
| Famous Genoese are ], ] ], violinist ] and Italian patriot ]. | |||
| In July of ], in opposition to the ] Economic International Summit, the ] brought half a million protesters from all around Europe to Genoa. | |||
| *The port of Genoa is the first in ]. It ranks second in the ] after ], ]. | |||
| *The ] of Genoa is the largest in ]. | |||
| *Other landmarks of the city are the ] (Doge's Palace), St. Lawrence Cathedral (''Cattedrale di San Lorenzo''), The Old Harbor (''Porto Antico''), transformed into a mall by architect ], Via Garibaldi with its superb palaces. | |||
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| ''The Genoa Stock Exchange'' (GC) | |||
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| ===Links=== | |||
| http://www.cbgenova.it/acquario_en.htm (Genoa Aquarium) | |||
| http://www.fiera.ge.it/ (Genoa Fair, in Italian) | |||
| http://www.porto.ge.it/uk/main.jsp?home=true (Port Authority) | |||
| http://ciclamino.dibe.unige.it/wehia/genova.gif (City Map) | |||
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