Giardini Margherita

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The Giardini Margherita is a park in Bologna, Italy, located just south of the city centre.

History

The park has been opened on 6 July 1879 by the city who bought the land that was part of an ancient Convent. The project made by Ernesto Baldo Bertone di Sambuy is a typical English landscape garden, similar to Parco Sempione in Milan.

Curiosity

In the main square of the park there is a liberty building, used for many years as an astronomical observatory. The use is now made almost impossible by light pollution.

44°29′01″N 11°21′12″E / 44.4835°N 11.3533°E / 44.4835; 11.3533