Emilia-Romagna – STUDIA PHOTOS

ITALY – FERRARA II

Our time in Ferrara continues…

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Medieval Bike Rack (?), Castello Estense, Ferrara, Emilio-Romagna, Italy

Stone Cannonballs, Courtyard, Castello Estense, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Passageway, Castello Estense, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Courtyard Wells, Castello Estense, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Castello Estense di Ferrara, Lungo Castello, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Passageway, Castello Estense, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Bas Relief, Torre San Paolo, Castello Estense, Piazzetta del Castello, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Corso Martiri della Libertà, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Torre dell’Orologio & Torre della Vittoria, Corso Martiri della Libertà, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Tree, Rotonda Foschini, Corso della Giovecca, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Coat of Arms, Palazzo Bentivoglio, Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Volto del Cavallo, Piazza del Municipio, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Passageway between Piazza Cattedrale & Piazza del Municipio.

Barred Window, Volto del Cavallo, Piazza del Municipio, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Chiesa di Gesù, Via Borgo dei Leoni, Ferrara Emilia-Romagna, Italy

It was built for the Jesuit Fathers in 1570. Following the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773, the church and college were entrusted to the Somask fathers. In 1933 Archbishop Ruggero Bovelli transferred the Priory of St. Michael to the church of Jesus. He assumed the name of St. Michael in Jesus. The church was damaged during the bombings of 1944. In 1986 the parish once again modified the name from “Saint Michael in the Jesus” to the current one

Mailbox, Piazza Torquato Tasso, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Rusted Supports, 6 Piazza Torquato Tasso, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Statue, Banco D’Italia, Cnr Corso Ercole d’Este & Piazza Torquato Tasso, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Doorway, Camera di Commercio di Ferrara, Viale Cavour, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Camera di Commercio di Ferrara = Chamber of Commerce of Ferrara

Street Lamp, Viale Cavour, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Lamp, Via Giovanni Boldini, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Chiesa San Carlo Borromeo, Via Giovanni Boldini, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Carabinieri, Corso Martiri della Libertà, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Guard Duty, Piazza Savonarola, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Sebastian Pub, Party Boat, Bar & Pizzeria, Canale di Burana, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Portico, Castello Estense, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Chiaroscuro Images, Castello Estense, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

These images dated 1577 represent a mythological cycle of the Este family.

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part V

From the Breakfast Table, Hotel San Donato, Palazzo Malvasia, Via Zamboni, Bologna

Our Hire Car, Courtyard, Hotel San Donato (Palazzo Malvasia), Bologna

Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Piazza Maggiore, Bologna

Piazza Re Enzo, Bologna

Palazzo del Podestà, Piazza Re Enzo, Bologna

Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna

View Along Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Via De’ Giudei, Bologna

LaFeltrinelli Librerie, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

(A Bookshop)

Doorway, 1 Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

“Spiritus Intus Alit”, Basilica Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

(Main doorway and bas relief each side)

The Latin Inscription “Spiritus Intus Alit” Translates as- “Spirit within sustains”

Short guide to the Basilica of Saints Bartolomeo and Gaetano

Basilica Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Carabinieri Cars, Via San Vitale, Bologna

Statue Of San Petronius, Piazza Di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Saint Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest. As bishop of Bologna, he built the Church of Santo Stefano.

Medieval Building, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

Le Due Torri: Garisenda e degli Asinelli, Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, Bologna

See Street View!

Coat of Arms, Via Rizzoli, Bologna

Biblioteca Salaborsa, Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna

Gated Entrance, Palazzo Re Enzo, Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna

Take a Tour Inside

Ornate Street Lamp. Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna

Fontana Vecchia, Via Ugo Bassi, Bologna

By Sicilian Artist Tommaso Laureti 1565

Entrance, Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro, Via dell’Indipendenza, Bologna

Staircase, Via dell’Indipendenza, Bologna

“Libertas”, Cnr Via Ghirlanda & Via Ugo Bassi, Bologna

(This sits above what is now a menswear shop)

Banco di Roma Clock, Via Ugo Bassi, Bologna

Hotel Carosello (B&B), 26 Via San Felice, Bologna

Arcade, 48 Via San Felice, Bologna

Doorway, Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Maria della Carità, Via San Felice, Bologna

Porta San Felice, Piazza di Porta San Felice, Bologna

Porta San Felice was the westernmost gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. The gate was erected in the 13th century, and rebuilt in 1334 with a machiocolated tower and drawbridge. It was restored in 1508, and again in 1805 when Napoleon visited the city. In 1840, the flanking walls were torn down. A barracks and tax house for collecting duties was in the past found astride the entrance.

Doorway, 137 Via San Felice, Bologna

Door Furniture, 121 Via San Felice, Bologna

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Part I

We hired a car from Florence for a drive to Bologna and what a trip. Magnificent.

Italian Countryside Panorama, Tuscany, Italy

Country Villas, Via Bolognese, Querceto, Tuscany, Italy

Castello di Villanova, Via Nazionale, Barberino di Mugello, Tuscany, Italy

Rural Ruins, Via Nazionale, Cafaggiolo, Tuscany, Italy

Misty Panorama, Via Nazionale, Cafaggiolo, Tuscany, Italy

“Warning”, Via Nazionale, Cafaggiolo, Tuscany, Italy

Panoramas, Futa Pass, Via Traversa Futa, Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Tuscany, Italy

Ristorante Passo della Futa dal 1890, Futa Pass, Via Traversa Futa, Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, Tuscany, Italy

Panorama, Via Pietramala, Pietramala, Tuscany, Italy

Waterfall, Via Idice, Monterenzio, Tuscany, Italy

Building Ruin, Via Idice, Monterenzio, Tuscany, Italy

Hotel San Donato (Palazzo Malvasia), Piazzetta Achille Ardigò, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

[Our place of residence in Bologna]

The hotel is in an old but fully renovated Italian Palazzo – Palazzo Malvasia which dates to the 13th century.

The Two Towers, Via San Vitale, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

There are two towers and are commonly referred to as “Two Towers”. They date to the 13th century and are located at the intersection of the roads that lead to the five gates of the old ring wall (mura dei torresotti). It was located at the site of the early medieval Gate to the Via Emilia, the Porta Ravennate, now remembered by the name of the adjacent Piazza di Porta Ravegnana. The taller tower is called the Asinelli while the smaller but more leaning tower is called the Garisenda.

Church & Clock Tower, Via San Vitale, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Galleria del Leone, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Palazzo della Mercanzia, Piazza della Mercanzia, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Ferro da Facciata, Via Castiglione, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

A ferro (plural ferri) or ferro da facciata is an item of functional wrought-iron work on the façade of an Italian building. Ferri are a common feature of Medieval and Renaissance architecture in Lazio, Tuscany and Umbria. They are of three main types: ferri da cavallo have a ring for tethering horses, and are set at about 1.5 metres from the ground; holders for standards and torches are placed higher on the façade and on the corners of the building; arpioni have a cup-shaped hook or hooks to support cloth for shade or to be dried, and are set near balconies.

In Florence, ferri da cavallo and arpioni were often made to resemble the head of a lion, the symbolic marzocco of the Republic of Florence. Later, cats, dragons, horses and fantastic animals were also represented.

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