Arcades of XX Settembre street in Genoa light
Arcades of XX Settembre street in Genoa light.
Walking through the center of Genoa, or “Zena” as locals call it, I often find myself under the arcades of XX Settembre street, where the two-tone arches create a rhythmic sequence and light filters in between openings. While looking for what to see in Genoa among urban architecture and city views, this street is one of the most recognizable and visually striking.
Every time I pass here, I slow down to notice small details: the columns, the pavements, and the shifting perspectives that stretch along the street until they meet the elegant buildings facing the arcades. It is a passageway, but also a space that invites you to stop, even if just for a moment.
We are in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, and XX Settembre street is one of the main arteries of the modern city center. Here 19th and early 20th century architecture blends with everyday life, creating a balance between function and urban beauty.
I often take many photos here without even realizing it, following how the light changes from one arch to the next. Later I let those images settle and gradually share them on the blog, as if each photograph needs its own time to be told.
In other posts I have shown the more hidden side of Genoa, made of narrow alleys and shadows, but here everything feels more open, linear, almost geometric, and for that reason fascinating in a different way.
An interesting detail is that XX Settembre street was designed between the late 19th and early 20th century as a modern urban axis, meant to combine commercial function and architectural elegance in a single city structure.
Looking at this scene, I realize that some of the strongest images often come from places meant simply for passing through.
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Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.
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What is September 20th, the date of Via XX Settembre? On that day in 1870, the Italian army captured Rome after the breach of Porta Pia: it marked the end of the Papal States.
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