Piazza Galvani

Piazza Galvani is a square in the historic centre of Bologna named after the Italian physicist Luigi Galvani born in this city in 1737. A statue of the scientist adorns the centre of the squarewhich opens in the apse of the Basilica of San Petronio.[1] The Archiginnasio Palace overlooks the square.[2]

Piazza Galvani
View of the square in 2012
Former name(s)Piazza della Pace (1801)
NamesakeLuigi Galvani
LocationBologna, Italy
Coordinates44°29′29.9″N 11°20′35.1″E
NorthBasilica of San Petronio
Via dell'Archiginnasio
SouthVia Farini
Construction
Completionc. 1563

History

Since 1449, the area where the square is today was used for the silk market, a production that characterised the Bolognese territory until the 17th century.[1]

In 1563, with the construction of the Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio, the square was enlarged by Pope Pius IV and was originally called Piazza dell'Academia.[3]

The square received various names, from Piazza dell'Archiginnasio to Piazza delle Scuole or del Paviglione, until it became Piazza della Pace in 1801, in honour of the peace treaty signed between French Republic and Emperor Francis II, and finally Piazza Galvani in 1871.[4]

The statue is the work of the Italian sculptor Adalberto Cencetti.[5]

References
  1. "Piazza Galvani". www.bolognawelcome.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. Stewart, Stanley (11 September 2011). "Bologna". Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. Johnson, Jan (2013). "Alessandro Gandini: Uncovering the Identity of a Chiaroscuro Woodcutter". Print Quarterly. 30 (1): 3–13. ISSN 0265-8305. JSTOR 41826935.
  4. "Piazza Galvani". BolognaBO (in Italian). 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  5. "Monumento a Luigi Galvani a Bologna". catalogo.beniculturali.it. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
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