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Casa Conoscenti

This building has extremely ancient roots and its floorplan is influenced by illustrious pre-existing constructions, i.e. the Imperial Fortress that was destroyed by the local population in 1115. At the start of the 14th century, the banker Alberto Conoscenti commissioned a significantly sized palazzo. The portico, influenced by the transformations taken place over time, presents a variety of shapes and different types of decorations.
A fragment of the walls in selenite dating back to the 5th-6th century AD can be seen in the courtyard, testifying to the antiquity of the location.
vista laterale dell'edificio
Sources


F. Ceccarelli, D. Pascale Guidotti Magnani, Il portico bolognese. Storia, architettura, città, Bologna, Bononia University Press, 2021, p. 88.

Photo: 1Cinquantesimo