Pictured is the D'Accursio Palace on the western end of the Main Square of Bologna, Italy. The Clock Tower of Bologna is seen rising on the left end. The DâAccursio Palace has been the seat and symbol of Bolognaâs political power since medieval times. It was where the highest magistrates of the city â the Elders, or Anziani, congregated, and later it became the seat of the papal legate, the representative of the pope in town when Bologna was under papal rule. Today, DâAccursio Palace still houses some administrative offices and the Civic Art Collections museum. The Main Square is full of tourists.
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