Palazzo della Mercanzia - Bologna, Italy
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N 44° 29.619 E 011° 20.794
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The Palazzo della Mercanzia, also called the Loggia dei Mercanti or Palazzo del Carrobbio, is located in the homonymous square on the city of Bologna.
Waymark Code: WMM017
Location: Emilia–Romagna, Italy
Date Posted: 06/25/2014
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At the location there is a plaque that reads:
"Eretto a partire dal 1384, sotto la direzione di Antonio di Vincenzo e di Lorenzo da Bagnomarino, fu destinato ad uffici della dogana con una loggia per lo scarico delle merci. L'edificio fu restaurato da Alfonso Rubbiani (1887-89). Negli oculi della facciata tardo-gotica copie delle statue in pietra calcarea della Giustizia e dei santi protettori della città, eseguite da seguaci dei Dalle Masegne, ora presso il Museo Civico Medievale. "
English translation:
"Built starting in 1384 under the direction of Antonio di Vincenzo and Lorenzo da Bagnomarino, he was assigned to the customs office with a loggia for unloading of goods. The building was restored by Alfonso Rubbiani (1887-89). Oculi in the late-Gothic facade copies of limestone statues of Justice and of the patron saints of the city, carried out by followers of the Dalle Masegne, now at the Medieval Civic Museum"
Date Built: 1384
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This category is focused only to original Gothic architecture, not to pseudo-Gothic, neo-Gothic or Gothic Revival. You can not find this kind of architecture outside of "Old World", moreover this architecture appeared in ca XIIth century (early Gothic) and the last buildings are from cca XVIth (late Gothic) century...