Palazzo d'Accursio
The Palazzo d'Accursio is a building complex in Bologna , which today houses the city administration (hence also Palazzo Comunale ).
Originally it was the residence of the legal scholar Accursius . In 1336 the palazzo became the seat of the council of elders and then the seat of government. The stairwells inside are designed with wide, flat steps so that the gentlemen could ride up the building on horseback.
A large bronze statue (1580) of Pope Gregory XIII is enthroned above the portal . , Initiator of the Gregorian calendar. The terracotta sculpture Madonna and Child (1478) by Niccolò dell'Arca is also located on the main facade facing Piazza Maggiore . The architect Fioravante Fioravanti added the bell tower in the 15th century.
The meeting room of the municipal council is located on the first floor of the palazzo.
The hall on the second floor was called the Royal Hall; there Charles V received the Iron Crown as King of Italy in 1530 . His coronation as emperor took place in the neighboring basilica of San Petronio . In 1665, Cardinal Girolamo Farnese had the hall rebuilt.
In addition to the municipal art collection, the Palazzo Comunale also housed a Morandi Museum until 2012 ; the latter is now part of the Museum of Modern Art, MAMbo. The adjacent Sala Borsa , a covered piazza that has served as a botanical garden, savings bank, sports hall and today as a library, also belongs to the building complex .
Web links
- Palazzo d'Accursio: la storica sede del governo della città
- Information about the palace on the website of the city of Bologna
- Anna Maria Brandinelli: La Biblioteca Sala Borsa di Bologna: storia del progetto e dei luoghi . Un percorso fatto di piccoli grandi passi.
Coordinates: 44 ° 29 ′ 39 ″ N , 11 ° 20 ′ 30 ″ E