Palazzo Re Enzo
Palazzo Re Enzo (Enzio) | |
Location | Bologna, Italy |
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History | |
Founded | 1246 |
Periods | Middle Age |
Site notes | |
Condition | Restored |
Palazzo Re Enzo is a palace located on Piazza del Nettuno, 1 in the historic center of
History
The palace was built between 1244 and 1246 as an extension of the nearby Palazzo del Podestà, which had proven insufficient for the exigences of the Commune of Bologna. It was therefore initially known as Palatium Novum ("New Palace").
Three years after the palace completion, Enzio was captured by the
In 1386 Antonio di Vincenzo finished the Sala dei Trecento ("Hall of the Three-Hundred"), which was to become the city's archive. The last floor was largely renovated in 1771 by Giovanni Giacomo Dotti. The current Gothic appearance dates from the restoration of 1905 due to Alfonso Rubbiani.
On the right of the palace is the access to the chapel of Santa Maria dei Carcerati, where the condemned to death went to. In the first floor was held the Carroccio and the war machines, while in the middle floor were the offices of the praetor and the chapel.
References
Sources
- Paola Foschi and Francisco Giordano, ed. (2003). Palazzo Re Enzo. Storia e restauri. Bologna: Costa.
External links
- Media related to Palazzo di re Enzo (Bologna) at Wikimedia Commons