Constructed 1864-1865 according to the design of the architect Coriolano Monti. Two earlier palazzi were demolished to make way for the square. A statue to Camillo Benso Count of Cavour by Carlo Monari sits in the middle of it. Ernesto Balbo Bertone di Sambuy designed the gardens.

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About Piazza Cavour

The decision to open up a public square here meant the demolition of two buildings known as Palazzo Labella and Benati which were said to have been rich in frescoes by Ludovico Carracci. The works began on the 18th of January 1861. An attempt by the Pizzardi Group tried to prevent the demolition but nevertheless failed since the work which commenced in earnest was at that stage irreversible.

This statue completed by Carlo Monari in 1892, is dedicated to Camillo Benso Count of Cavour a famous politician at the time.

Piazza Cavour was eventually realized between 1864-1865 according to the design of the architect Coriolano Monti. In 1861 when Count Cavour died suddenly this prompted the local council to rename the new square after him.

The gardens were designed by Ernesto Balbo Bertone di Sambuy.

Surrounding the Piazza are other historic buildings, namely the Banca Nazionale now Banca d’Italia and Palazzi Guidotti and Bottrigari. As a final reminder of his personal contribution here Monti even left his profile on a capital on Palazzo Guidotti that he reconstructed and is found on the corner with Via Farini.

References

Associazione Cultura e Arte del ‘700, Quattro Passi Nel Tempo – itinerari storici e artistici in Bologna, p49.

Tiziano Costa – Marco Poli, Conoscere Bologna, Bologna 2005, p199.