Historic Cities
Explore Bologna in 1280
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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City reconstruction
Bologna's Forest of Towers, 1280
This is Bologna at the height of its medieval ascent: a dense commune of law students, merchants and rival families whose stone tower-houses puncture every quarter. The walk crosses gate, market, canal and cloister — you will see the great twin towers at Porta Ravegnana, the busy Quadrilatero markets, the mill races of the Moline and the seven churches of Santo Stefano.
36 scenes, 22 streets, squares and views, 14 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Bologna as it stood in 1280 (“Bologna”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Via Aemilia Approach
- 2. Porta Ravegnana
- ↳ Crenellated Family Hall · interior
- 3. Strada Maggiore
- ↳ Glossator's Lecture Hall · interior
- 4. Piazza Maggiore
- 5. Palazzo del Podestà
- ↳ Great Hall of the Podestà · interior
- 6. Palazzo Re Enzo
- ↳ King's Captive Chamber · interior
- 7. Quadrilatero Market
- ↳ Merchant's Counting‑House · interior
- 8. Via Pescherie Vecchie
- 9. Via Clavature
- ↳ Notary's Studio · interior
- 10. Canale delle Moline
- 11. Moline Lock
- ↳ Lock‑keeper's Chamber · interior
- 12. Ponte delle Moline
- ↳ Millwright's Workshop · interior
- 13. Fulling Mills Quay
- ↳ Fuller's Mill Hall · interior
- 14. Strada San Donato
- 15. Piazza San Francesco
- ↳ Friary Refectory · interior
- 16. San Domenico Exterior
- ↳ Nicola Pisano's Shrine · interior
- 17. Santo Stefano Complex
- ↳ Basilica Nave of Santo Stefano · interior
- 18. Torresotti Gate
- 19. Borgo del Pratello
- 20. Via degli Orefici
- ↳ Goldsmith's Workshop · interior
- 21. Torri Cluster (San Petronio Area)
- ↳ Tower‑house Family Hall · interior
- 22. Summit of the Asinelli