Monuments and memorials (Bologna)

Monument to Hugo Bassi

The Italian priest Hugo Bassi was a fighter for the unification of Italy, an ally of Garibaldi. He was shot by Austrian troops. A sculpture by Carlo Parmegani on another pedestal was erected in 1888 on...

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• 4 years ago

Monument to Luigi Galvani

Not everyone knows that the name of the galvanic cell comes from the name of the famous scientist Galvani. The monument to the famous Italian physicist and physician Luigi Galvani, who lived in Bologna...

olanko1

• 4 years ago

One of the symbols of Bologna

Fountain of Neptune

Several legends are connected with the fountain. It is said that the nakedness of Neptune so confused the honorable inhabitants of Bologna that the church ordered to put on bronze statues on the statue...

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• 5 years ago

Place of meetings and rendezvous

Fountain of Neptune

The center of the city of Bologna is Piazza Maggiore and Neptune, the latter is decorated with the fountain of Neptune (Fontana di Nettuno) of the 16th century in front of the even more ancient Cathedral...

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• 8 years ago

Attractions Bologna

Best монументы и памятники Bologna

Fountain of Neptune

Monument to Luigi Galvani

Monument to Hugo Bassi