This site would be much easier for UNESCO postcard collectors if it was Bologna and its Porticoes. But no, it's just the porticoes of Bologna. Nevertheless, their surrounding built areas are also included and most of the historic center is at least in the buffer zone.
Last May I was in Bologna for work, but I managed to take a few hours to see the city and buy some postcards.
 |
| Bologna |
The serial property comprises twelve component parts consisting of ensembles of porticoes and their surrounding built areas, located within the Municipality of Bologna from the 12th century to the present. These portico ensembles are considered to be the most representative among city’s porticoes, which cover a total stretch of 62 km. Some of the porticoes are built of wood, others of stone or brick, as well as reinforced concrete, covering roads, squares, paths and walkways, either on one or both sides of a street. The property includes porticoed buildings that do not form a structural continuum with other buildings and therefore are not part of a comprehensive covered walkway or passage. The porticoes are appreciated as sheltered walkways and prime locations for merchant activities. - in: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1650/
 |
| Two Towers, Bologna |
The Two Towers (Italian: Le due torri), both of them leaning, are the symbol of Bologna, Italy, and the most prominent of the Towers of Bologna. They are located at the intersection of the roads that lead to the five gates of the old ring wall (mura dei torresotti). The taller one is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda. Their names derive from the families which are traditionally credited with having constructed the towers between 1109 and 1119. Their construction was a competition between the two families to show which was the more powerful family. However, the scarcity of documents from this early period makes this in reality rather uncertain. The name of the Asinelli family, for example, is documented for the first time actually only in 1185, almost 70 years after the presumed construction of the tower which is attributed to them. - in: wikipedia
 |
| Portico of San Luca |
This postcard was sent by Martinha
THE PORTICO OF SAN LUCA, THE LONGEST ‘CORRIDOR’ EVER BUILT IN THE WORLD
The walk up to the top of the Colle della Guardia to reach the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca is a tradition that began in the 12th century, when the first church was built to guard and protect an icon of the Byzantine school depicting the Madonna and Child, which religious tradition attributes to St Luke.
There are no less than 3,796 metres of covered and well-paved walkway, made up of 316 arches for the walk on the plain from Porta Saragozza to the Meloncello arch, and 350 arches for the hilly stretch from the Meloncello passage to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, for a total of 666 arches.
The number of arches has a profound symbolic meaning: 666 is the devil’s number, and the long, winding portico recalls the serpent, i.e. the devil, and terminating at the foot of the Sanctuary refers to the iconography of the devil defeated and crushed under the foot of the Madonna.
 |
| Portico of San Luca |
The construction of the portico was completed by the Bolognese architect Carlo Francesco Dotti (1670-1759) to whom we also owe the construction of the new basilica designed for the occasion of the portico and the Arco del Meloncello, the point where the portico leaves Via Saragozza and begins the uphill path to the top of the Colle della Guardia. - in: https://www.guidadibologna.com/the-portico-of-san-luca-the-longest-corridor-ever-built-in-the-world/?lang=en
 |
| Via Zamboni |
Via Zamboni is a historic road situated in the centre of Bologna. It's about 1 km long and it leads from the Two Towers to Porta San Donato, running through the whole university area. Along this road and in the immediate surroundings there are some of the most important places of art and culture in town such as Palazzo Malvezzi de' Medici, which now houses the offices of the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Palazzo Magnani, the G.B. Martini Conservatory of Music, the Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore with the attached Oratory of Santa Cecilia, the Teatro Comunale, together with Palazzo Poggi and the other historic seats of Bologna University. - in: https://www.bolognawelcome.com/en/places/squares-streets-monuments/via-zamboni-2
 |
| Piazza Maggiore |
Piazza Maggiore (Piâza Mażåur in the Bolognese language) is a central square in Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, largely preserving its 15th century layout. The Northwest corner opens into Piazza del Nettuno with its Fontana del Nettuno, while the Northeast corner opens into the narrower Piazza Re Enzo, running along the flanks of the Palazzo Re Enzo that merges with the Palazzo del Podestà. Flanking the Piazza del Nettuno is the Biblioteca Salaborsa. - in: wikipedia
 |
| Palazzo del Podestà |
The edifice was built around 1200 as the seat of the local podestà, the various functionaries of the commune. It stands on the Piazza Maggiore, near the Palazzo Comunale and facing the Basilica of San Petronio. - in: wikipedia
 |
San Petronio Basilica and Palazzo dei Notai |
The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius, who was the Bishop of Bologna in the fifth century. Construction began in 1390 and its main facade has remained unfinished since. - in: wikipedia
Palazzo dei Notai is a historic building in Bologna, Italy. It faces Piazza Maggiore, between the basilica di San Petronio and palazzo d'Accursio. It was built in 1381 by the city's notaries guild as their seat, under design by Berto Cavalletto and Lorenzo da Bagnomarino. - in: wikipedia
 |
| Fountain of Neptune |
The Fountain of Neptune (Italian: Fontana di Nettuno) is a monumental civic fountain located in the eponymous square, Piazza del Nettuno, next to Piazza Maggiore, in Bologna, Italy[The fountain is a model example of Mannerist taste of the Italian courtly elite in the mid-sixteenth century. - in: wikipedia
 |
| Santo Stefano Square and Basilica |
The basilica of Santo Stefano (Italian: Basilica di Santo Stefano) encompasses a complex of religious edifices in the city of Bologna, Italy. Located on Piazza Santo Stefano, it is locally known as Sette Chiese ("Seven Churches") and Santa Gerusalemme ("Holy Jerusalem"). It has the dignity of minor basilica. - in: wikipedia
No comments:
Post a Comment