This list ranks buildings in
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...
buildings that stand at least tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
History
Medieval towers
Bologna, the main city of
Emilia-Romagna
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, in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, was called the City of Towers or City of the Two Towers during the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
, because of the huge number of medieval towers. Some of these medieval towers can still be seen in the city. This list does not include the
Asinelli Tower, built in 1119 with a height of 97.2 meters.
Modern towers
In the last decades, the city started to build more modern tall buildings, such as the 1958 "La Meridiana" building, a condominium located in Via Cellini, . Several modern towers, designed by the architect Kenzo Tange, were built in the Fiera District during the seventies.
In 2012
Unipol Tower
Unipol Tower is a 33-story skyscraper located at Via Larga in Bologna, Italy. Rising to a height of approximately , the building serves as the new headquarters of Unipol Bank and includes office and retail space in its square metres of floor ar ...
was completed. It was the first Bologna skyscraper that exceeds 100 meters of height. It is the highest building in the city and currently 7th in Italy.
List
See also
{{portal, Italy, Cities
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List of tallest buildings in Italy
This lists ranks the tallest completed and topped out buildings in Italy that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Only habitable building ar ...
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