Palazzo dei Banchi is a Renaissance-style palace façade located on the eastern flank of the Piazza Maggiore in the center of Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
In the 16th century when the present façade was constructed, and perhaps still, the Piazza Maggiore was the main public plaza of Bologna, surrounded by the centers of religious and political governance, represented by the cathedral (Basilica of San Petronio) and the palaces of Re Enzo (Pretorian palace) and D'Accursio (city hall). Prior to the 16th century, this end of the Piazza was represented by a jumble of house and store-fronts. In 1412, the Piazza front was roofed with a portico. Amid the houses emerged small alleys: Via Pescherie Vecchie, Via Clavature, and Via degli Orefici, each with their own concentration of businesses. Underneath the porticos adjacent to the Piazza, bankers and merchants from the adjacent shops (botteghe) set up banchi to conduct their business. In the 15th and 16th centuries, among the families owning botteghe were the aristocratic and senatorial Malvasia, Duglioli, and Amorini families.
Andreea Isabela Ureche | Feb 27, 2018
Nice building
Braedon McGrail | Feb 2, 2017
Stunning place
Ѓорѓи Ангеловски | Jan 21, 2017
Super
Moreno Salusti | Jan 13, 2018
Palazzo dei Banchi si affaccia su piazza Maggiore, il nome deriva dalla presenza, anticamente, di ‘banchi’ dei cambiavalute. In realtà si tratta di una facciata scenografica per mascherare le viuzze del mercato retrostante. Progettato da Jacopo Barozzi detto il Vignola, risale alla seconda metà del XVI secolo. La facciata si basa su quindici archi, di cui due permettono il passaggio alle vie Clavature e Pescherie vecchie.
Jose | Mar 8, 2018
Ubicacacion excepcional. Apartamentos reformados. Buena atención por parte del equipo de asistencia, la mejor forma es vía telefónica. Falta algún detalle de mantenimiento en el apartamento. En general una buena elección.
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