Palazzo Zambeccari, Bologna

The Palazzo Zambeccari is a Neoclassical-style urban palace located on Via Carbonesi #11 in central Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located diagonal to the facade of San Paolo Maggiore, and in 2015 was home to offices of the Banco Populare di Milano SCRL.

Facade of palace

History

The palace was designed in 1775 by Carlo Bianconi. The grand staircase has quadratura by Giovanni Santi and Francesco Santini with stucco decoration (1790) by Luigi Acquisti (1790). The piano nobile has a room deocorated with a fresco depicting Olympus by Giovanni Rolli and Giacomo Alboresi.[1][2] The interior courtyard was roofed in glass during a modern refurbishment.

References

  1. ↑ Biblioteca Salaborsa, entry on palace.
  2. ↑ Pitture scolture ed architetture delle chiese, luoghi pubblici, palazzi, e case della Citta di Bologna, by Carlo Cesare Malvasia , Stamperia del Longhi, Bologna (1792). page 165-168.

Coordinates: 44°29′20.0″N 11°20′25.03″E / 44.488889°N 11.3402861°E / 44.488889; 11.3402861

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