GENOA, OR GENOVA

strongly fort. seapt. and chief commercial city of Italy, on Gulf of Genoa (44° 24’ N., 8° 54’ K.). Its situation in midst of Riviera, its medieval churches in black and white marble, 16th cent. palaces, steep irregular old lanes, and broad handsome modern streets justify its title, La Superb a. The magnificent harbor has been greatly extended. Among finest churches (11th and 12th and later centuries) are Santa Maria di Castello, San Lorenzo Cathedral, San Donato, Santo Stefano, San Giorgio, San Matteo, San Siro, Santa Maria di Ambrogio, Outstanding palaces (with gio, Reale, Durazzo-Palla vic in i, and Ducale (the residence of the doges); univ. (founded in 1471), Art Academy (and Museo Chio one), munic. library; Verdi Institute of Music; Teatro Carlo Felice; Porta Pilo, Lantern a, Romana tery), beautiful parks and monuments. Chief industries are fen nay ean and velvet, cabinet-m: i gree work, marbles, damask,, emma car on i. In the Middle Ages Genoa’s position made her the recognized leader in |; Liguria against Saracen and other invaders, and mistre of W. Mediterranean; repuvlic of Genoa crushed Pisa, 13th cent., but was conquered by Venice in 1380. Family feuds coni oges installed, 14th cent.; in Ligurian Republic, 1797; annexed to France, 1805, to Sardinia, 1815. Famous Genoese include Columbus, Admiral Andrea Doria and Mazazini. Pop. 300,000. Ital. philosopher; first entered the Church, then took to law, finally to philosophy; prof. at Naples, known also as Yeshin Sodzu; his Descending Buddha and similar studies are amongst the greatest religious pictures of the world. e