Top Things to do in Province of Bologna
What to do and see in Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna: The Best Government Buildings
Discover the best top things to do in Province of Bologna, Italy including Palazzo Comunale, Palazzo del Podesta, Palazzo della Mercanzia, Palazzo Baciocchi o di Giustizia, Palazzo comunale, Palazzo Comunale, L'albero del ricordo, Palazzo Pepoli - Palazzo Comunale, Palazzo Malvezzi de' Medici, Palazzo Comunale - Palazzo Torre.
Restaurants in Province of Bologna
1. Palazzo Comunale
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4.5 based on 494 reviews
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
The beautiful atmosphere of the main town square can be attributed to the Palazzo d'Accursio. The beautiful atmosphere was evoked by the famous musician Luccio Dalla in his unforgettable song Piazza Grande. The Palazzo D’Accursio or Comunale, located in the center of Bologna in Piazza Maggiore, is one of the most important buildings in Bologna, which has been the seat of the city since 1336. Now is the city's Town Hall. A significant building for the city of Bologna, rich in history. The earliest structure of the Palazzo d'Accursio originally began as the residence of the jurist Accursius, but over time, it was incorporated and expanded to include adjacent buildings to house civic offices. In 1336 it became the seat of the Anziani ("Elders"), the highest magistrates of the commune, and then the seat of the government. In the 15th century it was refurbished under the designs of architect Fioravante Fioravanti, who added the Clock Tower (Torre d'Accursio). The façade features a portcullis and a Madonna with Child, a terracotta by Niccolò dell'Arca (1478) in the upper section. Over the portal is a large bronze statue of Bolognese Pope Gregory XIII (1580). A bronze statue of Pope Boniface VIII, once here, is now in the Medieval Museum. Inside the complex it is possible to visit, climbing the sixteenth-century cordoned staircase attributed to Bramante, up to the Hall of the Communal Council, on the first floor, where the Bolognese Senate met, and contains a gallery ceiling frescoed with Baroque-style quadrature by Angelo Michele Colonna and Gioacchino Pizzoli (1675–1677). The palace is also home to the Civic Art Collection, with paintings from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, the Museo Morandi, with the works by Giorgio Morandi, and the Biblioteca Salaborsa, the town libraries.
2. Palazzo del Podesta
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4.5 based on 235 reviews
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
On the beautiful Piazza Maggiore next to Basilica di San Petronio and the beautiful Palazzo d'Accursio (or Palazzo Comunale) is the charming Palazzo del Podestà, makes a wonderful atmosphere throughout the square. The Palazzo del Podestà was erected in 1200 as a public building and a seat of power, the seat of the local podestà, the various functionaries of the commune. It is an architecturally impressive complex which includes two corridors that cross under the Voltone del Podestà. Overhead rises the Torre dell'Arengo with its bell that was used to summon the population in extraordinary moments. In 1453 Aristotile Fioravanti replaced the bell and reconstructed the original Gothic façade in the Renaissance style by order of Giovanni II Bentivoglio. Voltone del Podestà is decorated with terracotta statues set in 1500 with the figures of the city's protective saints: San Petronio, San Procolo, San Domenico, and San Francesco. The interesting thing is that under the Voltone del Podestà there is an extraordinary acoustic effect where you can stand under the opposite corners of the arch and hear each other clearly at a whisper. In the 16th-18th centuries the Palazzo was used as theatre. The Palazzo del Podestà proved too small to accommodate the large numbers of townspeople who turned out to participate in the city governance. As a result, a mere 40 years after its construction, the Palazzo Re Enzo was built alongside it. The Palazzo del Podestà is a long building, with a large hall on the upper floor. In the 20th century it was frescoed by Adolfo de Carolis. The lower floor is a double open arcade, through which today pass two lanes of shops.
3. Palazzo della Mercanzia
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4.5 based on 255 reviews
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
The beautiful Palazzo della Mercanzia is building built in Gothic style. It is located in the square of the same name, right next to the famous Asinelli Towers. It was housed there the Chamber of Commerce, for Industry, Agriculture and Crafts. Palazzo della Mercanzia has been managing Bologna's trading and business activities since the late 14th century. The construction of the Carrobbio open gallery (now the Mercanzia) began in 1348 under the direction of Antonio di Vincenzo and Lorenzo Bagnomarino with the purpose of merging three buildings previously used as a customs and toll house. Four stonecutters from Florence were called to build the gallery and prepare the natural stone for construction. The building was completed in 1391, but the elegant construction needed an extension in 1439 and restoration work in 1484 following the collapse of the de' Bianchi tower. A small marble balcony juts out between two mullioned windows above the arches, from which is the judges of the merchants' court would read their sentences, and various decisions. An elegant spire rises above the balcony covering one of the dovetail merlons at the top of the building. According to local tradition, bans and sentences of the merchant's court were read from this marble canopy at the stroke of the bell called "Lucardina". The interesting thing is that the Palazzo della Mercanzia in Bologna houses the original recipes of some typical products of the Bolognese cuisine: - recipe and measure of the real Bologna noodle (tagliatella di Bologna), filed on 04/16/1972 - recipe for the real filling of tortellini from Bologna (tortellini di Bologna) , filed on 07/12/1974 - Bolognese sauce ( ragù Bolognese ) recipe, filed on 10/17/1982 - recipe of the Carthusian cake of Bologna (certosino di Bologna) , filed on 23/06/2003 - Bolognese green lasagna (lasagne verdi Bolognesi) recipe, filed on 04/07/2003
4. Palazzo Baciocchi o di Giustizia
5. Palazzo comunale
6. Palazzo Comunale
7. L'albero del ricordo
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Palazzo Pepoli - Palazzo Comunale
9. Palazzo Malvezzi de' Medici
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
10. Palazzo Comunale - Palazzo Torre
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4.0 based on 4 reviews
