Liguria
Province of Genoa
Genoa

Lighthouse of Genoa

The Lighthouse of Genoa, known as La Lanterna, is the main light serving the . Besides being an important aid to night navigation in the vicinity, the tower serves as a symbol and a landmark for the city of .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: lighthouse in Genoa, Italy
  • Also known as: “Genoa Lighthouse”, “La Lanterna de Genova”, “Lanterna de Zena”, “Lanterna di Genova”, and “Torre della Lanterna (Genoa)”
  • Inscription: “la Lanterna, con i suoi 77 metri di altezza è il faro più alto del Mediterraneo. Secondo alcune fonti, la sua fondazione risale al 1128: raggiunse poi il suo aspetto definitivo nel 1543.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matitone and Villa Negrone Moro.

Government building
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The is a high-rise office building in the district of the San Benigno area in , . Built between 1987 and 1990, and inaugurated in 1992, the tower stands at 109 m tall with 26 floors. is situated 760 metres north of Lighthouse of Genoa.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 670 metres northwest of Lighthouse of Genoa.

Public aquarium
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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 2 km east of Lighthouse of Genoa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sampierdarena and San Teodoro.

Suburb
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or San Pier d'Arena is a major port and industrial area of , in northwest Italy. With San Teodoro it forms the Centro Ovest municipio.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of , sandwiched between the districts of to the west, to the northwest, and Lagaccio and to the east.

Neighborhood
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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.

Lighthouse of Genoa

Latitude
44.40455° or 44° 24′ 16″ north
Longitude
8.90464° or 8° 54′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FPCCW33+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13317746407
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q776666
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lighthouse of Genoa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منارة جنوة”
  • Azerbaijani: “Genuya mayakı”
  • Basque: “Genovako itsasargia”
  • Chinese: “灯笼塔”
  • Dutch: “La Lanterna”
  • Dutch: “Lanterna di Genova”
  • Esperanto: “Ĝenova Lumturo”
  • Esperanto: “Lumturo de Ĝenovo”
  • French: “Lanterna de Gênes”
  • German: “Leuchtturm Genua”
  • German: “Leuchtturm von Genua”
  • Greek: “Φάρος της Γένοβας”
  • Hebrew: “המגדלור של ג’נובה”
  • Italian: “Lanterna di Genova”
  • Italian: “Torre della Lanterna”
  • Japanese: “ジェノヴァ灯台”
  • Latvian: “Dženovas bāka”
  • Ligurian: “A Lantèrna”
  • Ligurian: “Lanterna de Zena”
  • Lithuanian: “Genujos švyturys”
  • Macedonian: “Светилникот на Џенова”
  • Persian: “فانوس دریایی جنوا”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska w Genui”
  • Portuguese: “Lanterna de Gênova”
  • Russian: “Ла Лантерна”
  • Russian: “Ла Латерна”
  • Spanish: “Faro Linterna de Genova”
  • Spanish: “Faro Linterna de Génova”
  • Swedish: “Fyren i Genua”
  • Ukrainian: “Ла Лантерна”
  • Ukrainian: “Ла-Лантерна”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parco della Lanterna and Porta Nuova di Genova.

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