 Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato

The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is a Catholic cathedral in Genoa, northern Italy; its decoration employed the major baroque studios and artists in Genoa in the 17th century.It is named "Vastato" because the area where it was built was outside the walls of the city, in an area where houses had been demolished (devastated) for defensive reasons.