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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 10/07/2026 23:43:00

The redeveloped old port of Genoa, transformed in 1992 by architect Renzo Piano for the Columbian Expo celebrating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first voyage. Piano, a Genoa native, converted the derelict medieval harbour into a mixed-use waterfront district that now serves as the city's principal leisure and cultural hub, anchored by the Acquario di Genova -- one of Europe's largest aquariums -- and surrounded by museums, restaurants, cinemas, an ice rink, and a public swimmin...