Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano

This little gem is tucked away nicely in the depths of Genova, Italy. We weren’t able to go inside, yet the exterior is fabulous. Absolutely beautiful. Here’s some more information via Wikipedia:
«Santa Maria Assunta is a Renaissance church in Genoa, Italy. It is located on a residential sector called Carignano located on the hills just above city center, thus the church is also known as Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano.»
«It was designed in 1522 by the Perugian architect Galeazzo Alessi by will of a Genoese patrician, Bandinello Sauli, who had died in 1481. The construction lasted from more than fifty years. The dome was completed in 1603, after the church had been consecrated in 1583. In the 19^th century the façade was reconstructed by Carlo Barabino.
In 1951 it received the rank of basilica and was reconsecrated as such by cardinal Giuseppe Siri. In 1999 it housed the funerals of singer-​songwriter Fabrizio De André.»
Beautiful, yet I felt that it really wasn’t worth going out of my way for.