In 1923, the architect Alberto Legnani designed the Libreria Internazionale Bemporad, the Bologna location of the historic Florentine publishing company R.Bemporad & figlio. After becoming Libreria Internazionale Rizzoli, it made a name for itself as one of the city’s largest bookshops until it slowly declined in the 1990s. Today, the premises host several businesses and still have the original wooden furnishings.

Photo: Nino Comaschi/Cineteca di Bologna