Walls, towers and gates Torre Galluzzi Galluzzi is among the highest towers in the city. With its more than 30 meters it stands in the homonymous court, where it was once the common citizen. Today on the ground floor we find a bookcase, there is still the original door that stands at 6 meters high.
Walls, towers and gates Torre Scappi The name of the tower is traced back to the famous King Enzo and one of his many attempts to escape. During one of these, hidden inside a vat of wine, transported by a “Brentatone”, it was discovered by a woman who recognized the blonde crown of the king who was glimpsed from the basin. She began to shout to him “Run away, King Enzo escapes...” from there the title of the family, which survived until the early 1700s, and of the tower.
Walls, towers and gates Torre Prendiparte Built by the homonymous family, it is also called “Crowned”, it was built in 1150. Symbol of power and strength of the family, it stood for over 58 meters as demonstrated by both the thickness and height of the base, and the thickness of the walls and its various shrinkages. Used since 1751 as a prison and torture chamber for crimes against religion.
Walls, towers and gates Porta San Stefano It was born from the end of Via Santo Stefano, at the intersection of the latter with the avenues. Dating back to the 13th century, in 1513, it was seriously damaged during the siege by heavy artillery blows and only part is still visible. There are also the two pillars and the large iron gate that limits their access accessible from the Margherita Gardens Park.
Walls, towers and gates Porta Castiglione Called “circla”, it is one of the gates of the third walls of Bologna, it was built in 1250, it starts from the intersection of Via Castiglione and the avenues. Nearby is the Savena Canal that carried hydraulic energy throughout the city. It has been restored several times, but the works carried out between 2007 and 2009 brought it very similar to that of the past.
Walls, towers and gates Porta Lame It is also one of the doors of the third city walls of Bologna, starts from the end of Via Lame, from the intersection with Via Zanardi, and it was built for the first time in the thirteenth century. It was located near the port of the city of Bologna and the salara. It has been restored several times, but the works carried out between 2007 and 2009 brought it very similar to that of the past.
Walls, towers and gates Porta Maggiore It is also one of the doors of the third city walls of Bologna, it is nicknamed “Porta Mazzini”. It is located east of the historic center at the exact point where this changes its name from Strada Maggiore to Via Mazzini. Built in the thirteenth century, it was for a long time the main entrance to the city. There were many restorations, but the definitive ones were those of 2007 that brought it back to its original state.
Walls, towers and gates Porta Mascarella It is one of the doors of the third city walls of Bologna. It starts at the end of Via Mascarella, before the Stalingrad Bridge, and was built around 1300 on the road that led to Malalbergo and from there to Ferrara. During the year 1354, a drawbridge was mounted and in the first decade of the 2000s it was restored returning to its original appearance.
Walls, towers and gates Porta San Donato Perhaps more known as Porta Zamboni, it is also part of the doors of the third walls of Bologna. Built in 1300, it features a number of university buildings and guards accommodation near it. Over the years it was restored returning to its original appearance only after 2000.
Walls, towers and gates Porta San Felice Also called “Porta Saffi”, it is included between the doors of the third city walls of Bologna. It starts at the west end of the historic center, along the Via Emilia, at the point where this changes its name from Via San Felice to Via Aurelio Saffi. It was built in 1300 in brick, it was equipped in 1334 with fortress and drawbridge. After the restoration work in 2007 and 2009, Porta San Felice was brought back to the ancient splendors of the past.
Walls, towers and gates Porta San Vitale It was built in 1286, in brick, it was born from the end of Via San Vitale, at the intersection with Via Massarenti. Of particular importance because it stood on the road axis for Ravenna. There were many restorations, but the definitive ones were those of 2009 that brought it back to its original state.
Walls, towers and gates Porta Saragozza It rises at the intersection of Via Saragozza and the avenues, built in 1300 and after a few years a drawbridge was installed. From this construction also started the long portico that leads to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of San Luca, but for many years it was considered only as a secondary entrance. Restored from 2007 to 2009.
Walls, towers and gates Torre Accursi (dell'Orologio) Also called the “Clock Tower”, because in the center there is a huge mechanical clock (still working today), positioned there since 1444. The name 'Accursio' from its creator, a law university student, who became a great jurist. At the end of the 1800s a major restoration was done and some small details (Renaissance parapet) were eliminated, replaced by bricks.
Walls, towers and gates Torre degli Asinelli The authorship of the tower is very uncertain, while for dating the technique of thermoluminescence was used that dates back to 1020. According to many, the tower is named after the Asinelli family not because it was built by them, but because, in that period of strong tensions, it was entrusted to the Asinelli, who, after the end of the clashes, they got ownership of it.
Walls, towers and gates Torri Gentilizie The symbolic monuments of the city are of medieval origin: the Asinelli Tower of 97.20 meters in height and Garisenda Tower, 48 meters high. The most leaning of the two, the Garisenda, was quoted by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
Walls, towers and gates Torre Alberici It is said to be the oldest in the city, dates back to 1273. Designed to be taller, and probably higher in the past, it was made lower by bringing it to the current 27 meters, closed at the top by an altana. Following the restoration of 1928, the door with a wooden folding door was left, which closed a medieval workshop.
Walls, towers and gates Torre Altabella via antonio meucci 15-21 - Bologne The square-based tower, perfectly according to medieval dictates, is 61 meters high also assumed that at the origin it could be even higher. In the '500, like most of the other towers, it was inhabited on the first floors and for shop use on the ground floor, but a skilful restoration brought it back to its ancient and original splendor.
Walls, towers and gates Torre Garisenda via zamboni 7 - Bologne From the surveys of the material used, and the construction techniques, although not knowing the authorship and the date of its construction, it can be assumed that the tower was built shortly after that nearby of the Donkeys, that is, at the end of the year 1000. It is said that it was built at the will of Oddo and Filippo Garisendi once they returned from the crusades. It had to be very high when in the 14th century, it was decided to amputate part of it, reducing it to 48 meters.
Walls, towers and gates Torre Conoscenti via di porta di castello 6 - Bologne It is located inside the historic home of the Ghisilardi family, in the courtyard of the residence. The tower is actually titled Knowledge, because when the Ghisilardi asked for a portion of the city land from the Municipality, they obtained the land that contained the tower of the Aknowledgenti family.
Walls, towers and gates Torre Incoronata via sant'alò 5 - Bologne It was erected in 1150. It had to look elegant, symbol of the power of the Prendiparte family, with its high base and thick walls it rose even more than the current 58 meters. Sold to the Fabruzzi family, it was later bought by two nuns and then ended up becoming male prison.
Walls, towers and gates Torre dell' Arengo piazza del nettuno 1 - Bologne The tower stands on the Palazzo del Podestà, it is certainly among all the towers, the most curious by genre. It is not born as a tower, but as a rise for the intersection of the two streets that run under the turn. We are in the early '200 year of construction of the building itself. Subsequently, it is gradually consolidated to become an acrobatic tower. Despite its not-so-solid structure, it supported the “bell” from 47 tons of bronze installed by Fioravanti.
Walls, towers and gates Torre e Mura della Grada via sabotino 1 - Bologne The iron grate was a further protection for the historic center of Bologna, close to the walls that served to defend themselves from the entrance of enemies who tried to enter the city sailing along the canal of Rhine. The grate was closed with an iron gate when they passed, and it had been built right under a tower of the '300 that bears its name.