#genoa

The Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea in Genoa, Italy, was erected by the Jesuits after 1589. Baroque frescoes decorate on the vaults and dome while notable paintings by Guido Reni and Pieter Paul Rubens are on the altars. 

The Jesuit Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea is the finest Baroque building in Genoa, Italy. The richly decorated pipe organ (1660) in the choir loft is by Flemish organ maker Willem Hermans.

The 14th century Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, Italy, has an 18th century neoclassical south facade. The Genoese doge and council were based in the building from 1339 to 1815. Then the judiciary held court here until 1975.

Bruno Barbey, Genoa

The 15th century Chapel of Saint John the Baptist in the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy, contains relics of the city's patron saint brought back from Turkey in 1099 at the end of the First Crusade.

The 13th century nave of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy, was financed by profits made by Genoese fleets during the Crusades. On display in a corner is a 1941 British naval artillery shell which penetrated the building but failed to explode.

Black and white marble stripes accentuate the early 14th century west facade of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy. The bell tower was added in the 16th century.