The Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio is a Medieval palace located on Via Castiglione number 8, in central

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, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The merlonated brick

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-style building is now the civic ''Museum of the History of Bologna''. It stands across the street from the

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-style

Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande The Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande, also known as ''Palazzo Pepoli Nuovo'', is a Baroque architecture, Baroque style palace on Via Castiglione 7 in central Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. In 2015, it served as a public art gallery for late-Ba ...

, now a civic art gallery.

History

The land for the palace was acquired in 1276 under the aristocrat Romeo

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. In 1344, Taddeo Pepoli, son of Romeo, commissioned the building of the palace. The Pepoli family owned the palace until 1910. After the death of Agostino Siero Pepoli, the palace was ceded to the municipality. In 2004, the Fondazione Carisbo acquired the palace and led to the establishment of the present museum of the History of Bologna (Museo della Storia di Bologna). Restoration occurred under architect

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.Genus Bononiae Museum website

References

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