Bologna, Italy
12th September 2008
<-- Index | Showing 1-9 of 9 pictures | Index -->
Bologna is known for its many miles of arcades
Bologna is known for its many miles of arcades
Bologna, too, had a ghetto
Bologna, too, had a ghetto
Detail of Neptune's fountain
Detail of Neptune's fountain
Food is important in Bologna
Food is important in Bologna
Main landmark of Bologna is the Two Towers, although one is leaning badly and had to be truncated
Main landmark of Bologna is the Two Towers, although one is leaning badly and had to be truncated
Students' coats-of-arms
Students' coats-of-arms
The basilica was ordered to be truncated because the Pope did not want it to be bigger than St. Peter's
The basilica was ordered to be truncated because the Pope did not want it to be bigger than St. Peter's
The statue of (Bologna native!) Gregory XIII, the calendar guy, was deliberately mislabeled so that Napolean would not destroy it
The statue of (Bologna native!) Gregory XIII, the calendar guy, was deliberately mislabeled so that Napolean would not destroy it
Though landlocked, Bologna has a Neptune's fountain in its main square
Though landlocked, Bologna has a Neptune's fountain in its main square