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History and 'Things to see'in Bologna:

• Civic Archaeological Museum 
houses find from the Villanovan culture, Etruscan- items from the necropolis of Felsina-, Greek, Roman, Egyptian

• Garisenda and Asinelli Towers 
these towers are one of the symbols of Bologna. Asinelli Tower, 97.6 m high was built it in 1109 (it is possible enjoy a splendid view over the city from the top.)

• Medieval Municipal Museum 
stores a wide range of medieval and renaissance objects

• Museo Civico d'Arte Industriale
housespaintings and objects of applied art

• Neptune's fountain 
famous bronze sculpture, known as ‘the giant’, represents the god Neptune with his trident calming the sea

• Palazzo Comunale (city hall) 
constructed in several phases, oldest part dates 14th c.; houses City Art Collection, with many paintings from the 12th to the 19th c.

• Piazza Maggiore 
it has always been the focus of city's activities; the beginning dates from early 13th c., but took two centuries to reach the current appearence. Here are the City Hall and the Basilica of San Petronio

• San Domenico 
one of the most important complexes of buildings in the city. The church which is a example of late-Romanesque was built by the Dominicans between 1221 and 1233

• San Petronio 
started in 1390 to the designs of Antonio di Vincenzo, dedicated to Bologna's patron saint, dominates the south side of Piazza Maggiore

• San Stefano 
one of most important complexes of religious buildings including various churches, the main one is the Chiesa del Crocifisso (Romanesque of 10th-c.)

• University 
it is the oldest university in Italy, it was founded in th 1088

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