Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato

Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato
Façade of the basilica
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Genoa
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	National monument
Status	Active
Location
Location	Genoa, Italy
Geographic coordinates	44°24′51″N 8°55′42″E / 44.41417°N 8.92833°E / 44.41417; 8.92833
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Mannerist
Groundbreaking	1520
Completed	18c

The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is the Catholic cathedral of 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. In Latin, vastinium referred to a safety belt within the protective bastions.