Italy · 14th century
Palazzo dei Notai is a historic building in Bologna, Italy. It faces Piazza Maggiore, between the basilica di San Petronio and palazzo d'Accursio. It was built in 1381 by the city's notaries guild as their seat, under design by Berto Cavalletto and Lorenzo da Bagnomarino.
Another section facing Palazzo d'Accursio was remade by Bartolomeo Fioravanti around 1437. It was again restored in 1908 by Alfonso Rubbiani.
It consists of a brick rectangular building, crenellated on the top, with ground story awnings. The interior has 15th-century frescoes.
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Palazzo dei Notai ranks #3,664 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #279 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded 1381, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bologna, 1 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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