The Porticoes of Bologna

Plays of light and shadow in the heart of a Unesco heritage site 🌗
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Bologna’s @UNESCO World Heritage Centre will have 2km of catenary free tramway.

SYSTRA Italy Technical Director Paolo Marchetti explains in TAUT magazine.

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THE PORTICOES OF BOLOGNA

While the streets of any historic city are atmospheric, the mighty porticoes which snake their way through central Bologna and beyond, inscribed in 2021 on the UNESCO World Heritage List in their own right, are especially enchanting.

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— Western Exile (@westernexile) October 28, 2023

Night walk after the rain. Try it! Colors are clean. Btw, UNESCO heritage, Bologna’s porticos stretch to over 38 km across the historical centre to reach the total of 53 km adding the ones outside the city walls. 53 km of porticos! Hypothetically I can make 38 km almost without… pic.twitter.com/DSRZjpZfAs

— Dumbo (@DumboFromJapan) October 31, 2023