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Art Art · Province of Modena · 46 m

Palazzo Ducale

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Il Palazzo Ducale di Modena è stata sede della Corte Estense tra Seicento e Ottocento; successivamente, dall’unità d’Italia, il Palazzo ospita la prestigiosa Accademia Militare di Modena.L'edificio, uno dei più importanti palazzi principeschi del Seicento, è stato edificato a partire dal 1634 sul sito dell'antico castello estense, che nel medioevo era posto ai limiti della città: soltanto in seguito all’ampliamento della cinta muraria voluto dal duca Ercole il castello veniva a occupare una posizione simbolica, tra il centro medievale del comune e i nuovi quartieri rettilinei della capitale ducale. I lavori, dapprima affidati all’architetto Gaspare Vigarani, furono in seguito portati avanti da Bartolomeo Avanzini; ma pare che il progetto abbia subito la supervisione di Gian Lorenzo Bernini: il grande architetto sembra aver partecipato alla realizzazione di un’opera che rivela comunque uno stile unitario, un barocco solenne ed elegante. Il Palazzo, ospita il Museo Storico dell'Accademia ed una preziosa Biblioteca.

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44.648317, 10.929000
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44°38'53.9"N 10°55'44.4"E
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Piazza Roma, 15
41121 Modena
0039059 225671
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