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One of the container terminals of the port and the city of Genoa in the background. The Port of Genoa is one of the most important seaports in Italy. With a trade volume of 51.6 million tonnes, it is the busiest port of Italy after the port of Trieste by cargo tonnage. [4] Notably the port was used for dismantling the Costa Concordia following ...
The ancient Port of Genoa, Italy A map with the locations and coats of arms of the maritime republics of medieval Italy: Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa, and Venice, ...
A map of Italy in 1796. From the 17th century, the Genoese Republic started a period of slow decline, In May 1625 a French-Savoian army briefly laid siege to Genoa. Though it was eventually lifted with the aid of the Spanish, the French would later bombard the city in May 1684 for its support of Spain during the War of the Reunions. [41]
A map with the locations and coats of arms of the maritime republics of medieval Italy: Venice, Genoa ... port, which had been stolen by Genoa during the medieval ...
Gulf of Genoa. The Gulf of Genoa (Golfo di Genova) is the northernmost part of the Ligurian Sea. This Italian gulf is about 145 km (90 mi) wide [1] from the city of Imperia in the west to La Spezia in the east. The largest city on its coast is Genoa, which has an important port.
Map of the 16th-century walls with the new curtains and gates along the port area In 1528, Andrea Doria placed the Republic of Genoa under the protection of the Spaniards. Fearing the possibility of new attacks by the French army, he promoted the modernization of the city walls, projected by Giovanni Maria Olgiati [ it ] and carried out in the ...
The historical archive of the port of Genoa, preserved in Palazzo San Giorgio, includes documentation from 1870 to 1945, in particular that relating to the expansion of the port, carried out between 1870 and 1888 and the documents of the Autonomous Port Consortium from 1903 to 1945, largely concerning the construction of the port basin of ...
In 1800, Napoleon became Emperor and King of Italy, and it became part of the French Empire. When Napoleon was defeated in 1814, it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. At that time Genoa was the most important port and trading center in Italy. [1] The province of Genoa was established in 1859 by decree and was established on 1 March 1860.