Palazzo Malvezzi De' Medici

Palazzo Malvezzi De’ Medici, now the office of the Metropolitan City of Bologna, is known as “palazzo dal portico buio” (the building with the dark portico) given the typical semi-darkness of its porch. 

Built starting from 1560 upon the design of Bartolomeo Triachini, it is embellished with an imposing 18th century staircase and 19th-century decorations on the main floor.  

It was acquired by the Bologna Provincial Administration that immediately proposed a restructuring plan in 1931.