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Hercules at Bologna University, May 2010
Santuario della Beata Vergine di San Luca, Bologna
San Martino: Interior; Bologna, May 2010
Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna, May 2010Portici
This is one of the typical porticos of Bologna, which have a total length of 36 Km.
Originally, the porticos were made of wood which later on had been replaced with brick.
Palazzo Isolani and Palazzo Grassi are typical existing examples of building that underwent enlargement. People began to build the characteristic Portici partly because the town was often devastated by wars and fights, so that being not able to live outside the walls, they would rather expand their houses, and partly because porticos would protect them from rain, snow and sun.
