Galata Museum of the Sea

(GENOA) A fascinating travel in the time, in order to live again the civilization of the sea and of navigation from the Middle Ages to the days ours. The new Galata Museum of the Sea has center in the ancient Arsenal, in which the Republic of Genoa it constructed and it launched the own fleet. Under its arched are passes soldiers to you of every origin, sailors and genovesi, enslaved masters of axe, force to you and galeotti, shipowners and traders. The four plans of the building, realize to you in ages various, they have crossed four centuries of history, uses you in the time like foundry of guns, laboratory of veleria, military fort, and warehouse for the goods. Guillermo Vazquez Consuegra, the Spanish architect whom he has Galata plan, ago to live again the ancient building wrapping it in one new “skin” of crystal, steel and wood, and creating a game of transparencies that give unexpected ends on the surrounding city.