Bologna Cathedral

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From the outside, Bologna’s Basilica looks a little like an old warehouse. The lower half of the façade is faced with marble, but the upper portion remains with only rough bricks. The huge brick pillars inside the remarkable church were constructed from brick, then carved into shape, rather than being built with large building stones, as found in many cathedrals. On the outside, at the far end on the left side of the building, it appears that either a portion of the building was removed to permit the street to continue, or perhaps that part of the church was never completed. The Bologna Basilica manages to look much bigger on the inside than on the outside. All that huge, beautiful interior, just can’t fit inside that exterior.
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And yet another view of the Leaning Towers of Bologna.

The Torre (Tower) Asinelli, built by the Asinelli family, is about 330 feet high, and leans 7 1/2 feet. Just a few feet away, the other, Torre Garisenda, while never completed, is 165 feet high and tilts 10 feet. They were built on a slant so the architect could prove he could do it, and so the rich owners could say they could afford it.