Via Balbi (Genoa)
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Via Balbi is a street in the historical centre of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy, named after the aristocratic Genoese Balbi family. It is one of the Strade Nuove (Italian for "new streets")[1] built by the Genoese aristocracy during the Renaissance. Since July 2006 it is inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: the Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli.[2]
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Strada Balbi | |
Location | Genoa |
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Region | Liguria |
Coordinates | 44.415017°N 8.926264°E / 44.415017; 8.926264 |
Official name | Genoa: The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | (ii)(iv) |
Designated | 2006 |
Reference no. | 1211 |
Region | Italy |
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