Liguria
Province of Genoa
Genoa

Bigo

The Bigo is an architectural structure located in the Old Port of Genoa, designed by architect Renzo Piano. Built for the Genoa Expo '92, it has become one of the main symbols of the urban redevelopment of the Ligurian capital.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: panoramic elevator and structural centerpiece in Genoa, Italy
  • Also known as: “Grande Bigo of Genoa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aquarium of Genoa and Biosphere.

Public aquarium
Photo: Stillyna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the largest aquarium in and one of the most significant in . It is located in the Old Harbour area of Genoa, Liguria, and was designed by the architect Renzo Piano as part of the urban redevelopment project created for the Expo 1992, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. is situated 140 metres north of Bigo.

The of Genoa, also commonly known as The Glass Bubble or Renzo Piano's Bubble, is a distinctive spherical glass and steel structure located inside Porto Antico of , . is situated 140 metres northwest of Bigo.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 110 metres east of Bigo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Harbour and Sottoripa.

Neighborhood
Photo: Ambroise Louis Garneray, Public domain.
The Porto Antico is the historic port area of , . After a period of disuse, the area was redeveloped in 1992 and transformed into a hub for tourism, culture, and public services.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of . It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.

Bigo

Latitude
44.40887° or 44° 24′ 32″ north
Longitude
8.92657° or 8° 55′ 36″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8FPCCW5G+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22969154
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­elevator
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11856321
Wiki­data ID
Q3639876
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Bigo” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Bigo (Genua)”
  • Dutch: “Bigo”
  • French: “Bigo”
  • German: “Bigo”
  • Italian: “Bigo”
  • Ligurian: “Bîgo”
  • Ligurian: “O Bîgo”
  • Spanish: “Bigo”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bigo”. Photo: Alexdechi, CC BY-SA 4.0.