Palazzo Ghisilardi Fava Explained

Building Name:Palazzo Ghisilardi Fava
Location:Bologna, Italy
Architect:Zilio Montanari
Building Type:Palace
Architectural Style:Renaissance
Groundbreaking Date:1484
Completion Date:1491

Palazzo Ghisilardi Fava is a Renaissance style palace, located on via Manzoni 4 in Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy; it houses the Medieval Civic Museum of Bologna.

Built for the notary and chancellor Bartolomeo Ghisilardi between 1484 and 1491 on designs of Zilio Montanari.[1] In the courtyard of the palace, rises the medieval tower called Torre dei Conoscenti. The name is derived because the house on the site was owned by the Conoscenti family in the 14th century. The tower was damaged in the earthquake of 1505. During the Mussolini era, the palace housed the Casa del Fascio of Bologna. Across the street stands the church of the Madonna di Galliera.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.comune.bologna.it/iperbole/MuseiCivici/museicivici2000ita/collezionicomunali/presentazione1.htm Website of Civic Museum