- The Two Towers (Pio Panfili 1767). Medieval Bologna, full of towers, as imagined by modern engraver Toni Pecoraro (b. 1958, Agrigento, Sicily).
- A fine view of Bologna is enjoyed from the 318-foot height of the Asinelli Tower.
- The two towers are commonly recognized a s symbols of Bologna and are located in the heart of the city at the p oint where the ancient Via Emilia (Aemilian Way)...
- If you’re planning a visit to Bologna, here’s a brief guide to the towers of Bologna that you can still visit today.
- During the 12th and 13th centuries, for reasons that are still not entirely clear, an incredible number of towers were built throughout Bologna, making for a urban...
- In the era these towers were built, Bologna had become “one of the largest cities in Europe.
- Another interesting medieval story comes from the Italian city of Bologna. Apparently 800-900 years ago the citizens of Bologna enjoyed building tall towers.
- The towers of Bologna were built in the 12th and 13th centuries and are named after the families who financed them.
- The leaning tower of Bologna, at 47.5 meters high, is one of the most popular towers along with its neighbor Asinelli.
- At one time there were more than a hundred towers in Bologna, built between the end of the 1200s and the first half of the 1400s...
