Genoa
Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean. it is currently the busiest in Italy and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. It is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
Porto Antico, Genoa’s old port, which native son Renzo Piano transformed by rejuvenating its old buildings, designing an aquarium (the largest in Europe), and the Bigo Crane, now an iconic symbol for the new-old port. Its lift takes you up 40 meters to enjoy sweeping views of the city. The word "bigo" refers to a shipyard crane. Copying a ship's crane, Piano wanted to remind viewers of the loading cranes on decks of cargo ships in the past. Here it's a branched cluster of white arms and cables joined at a small podium in the water of the port. The longest of the poles on the quay side supports an elevator with a turning glass enclosure.
Internationally known architect Renzo Piano was born in Genoa. Piano was responsible for the master plan as well as specific areas for the redevelopment of the area of the old port (or the Porto Antico), which had suffered bomb damage during World War II and was in a shabby state. It became the focus of redevelopment as a way of marking the five hundredth anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America--as part of the Columbus International Exhibition in 1992. Piano transformed the wharves into a huge tourist attraction by converting warehouses into shops, restaurants, and museums.
(Nikon, 14mm, 1/400 @ f/10, ISO 200)
Genoa
Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean. it is currently the busiest in Italy and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. It is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
Porto Antico, Genoa’s old port, which native son Renzo Piano transformed by rejuvenating its old buildings, designing an aquarium (the largest in Europe), and the Bigo Crane, now an iconic symbol for the new-old port. Its lift takes you up 40 meters to enjoy sweeping views of the city. The word "bigo" refers to a shipyard crane. Copying a ship's crane, Piano wanted to remind viewers of the loading cranes on decks of cargo ships in the past. Here it's a branched cluster of white arms and cables joined at a small podium in the water of the port. The longest of the poles on the quay side supports an elevator with a turning glass enclosure.
Internationally known architect Renzo Piano was born in Genoa. Piano was responsible for the master plan as well as specific areas for the redevelopment of the area of the old port (or the Porto Antico), which had suffered bomb damage during World War II and was in a shabby state. It became the focus of redevelopment as a way of marking the five hundredth anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America--as part of the Columbus International Exhibition in 1992. Piano transformed the wharves into a huge tourist attraction by converting warehouses into shops, restaurants, and museums.
(Nikon, 14mm, 1/400 @ f/10, ISO 200)