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Historic villa / palace, 16th century
Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina
Renaissance architecture palace located on Piazza Santo Stefano in the center of Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Bologna (BO), Emilia-Romagna
At a glance
- Period
- Renaissance, 16th century
- Architect
- Andrea da Formigine
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 44°29′33″ N, 11°20′52″ E
- Address
- via Santo Stefano, 9-11
History and description
The Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina is a Renaissance architecture palace located on Piazza Santo Stefano (Via Santo Stefano 9–11) in the center of Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The Palace is notable by its circular niches with busts on the facade. The palace is still owned by descendant of the 16th-century Senatorial family.
History
The building was erected between 1517 and 1525 with work continuing from 1551 to 1602. The design was by Andrea da Formigine; Formigine and Properzia de' Rossi sculpted the capitols in the portico. Palace construction ceased by 1602 for lack of funds, and work on the palace was not restarted till the 19th-century, and not completed until the 1884 under the engineer Lamberdini.
The facade has a series of capricci busts made of terra-cotta in the spandrels and below the roofline. The Renaissance artists were Alfonso Lombardi and Nicolò da Volterra and the 19th-century contribution on the right of the facade were by Giulio Cesare Conventi.
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Timeline
- 16th centuryBuilt
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Photos
Getting there
Bologna ZanoliniTrain, nearest
1.1 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salinavia Santo Stefano, 9-11
Aeroporto di Bologna "Guglielmo Marconi"6.7 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina?
Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina is in Bologna, in the province of Bologna (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. Address: via Santo Stefano, 9-11. GPS coordinates: 44.49250, 11.34778.
How old is Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina?
Wikidata dates it to the 16th century.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Isolani (0 m away), Palazzo Pepoli (100 m away), Museum of the History of Bologna (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Bologne palazo Bolognini Amorini Salina — Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bologna - Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina (42730801055) — Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina - Satyr — Fred Cherrygarden, CC0
- Palazzo Salina Amorini Bolognini - Dettaglio (22681925776) — Revol Web from Bologna, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bologna piazza santo stefano Palazzo salina amorini — Gianlucab1964, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Bolognini Amorini — Filippo Manaresi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Salina Amorini nella cosiddetta Piazza S. Stefano - panoramio — Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 1385 - Bologna - Palazzo Bolognini in Santo Stefano (1520) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 9-Feb-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto., Attribution
- 1389 - Bologna - Nicolò da Volterra, Protome di Palazzo Bolognini in Santo Stefano - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 9-Feb-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto., Attribution
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences