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# Japan at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

81 athletes (58 men and 23 women) from Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Hifumi Suzuki | Archery | Women's individual W2 |
| Gold | Yasuhiro Une | Athletics | Men's 200m T52 |
| Gold | Harumi Yanagawa | Athletics | Men's marathon T10 |
| Gold | Mineho Ozaki | Athletics | Men's javelin F10 |
| Gold | Noriko Arai | Athletics | Women's 100m T32-33 |
| Gold | Teruyo Tanaka | Athletics | Women's 800m T51 |
| Gold | Mutsuhiko Ogawa | Cycling | Mixed 5000m time trial tricycle CP2 |
| Gold | Satoshi Fujimoto | Judo | Men's 65kg |
| Gold | Takio Ushikubo | Judo | Men's 71kg |
| Gold | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B1 |
| Gold | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B1 |
| Gold | Noriko Kajiwara | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke SB3 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S4 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S4 |
| Silver | Masako Yonezawa Shigeko Matsueda Hifumi Suzuki | Archery | Women's teams open |
| Silver | Yasuhiro Une | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 |
| Silver | Kazuya Murozuka | Athletics | Men's marathon T52-53 |
| Silver | Noriko Arai | Athletics | Women's 200m T32-33 |
| Silver | Kazu Hatanaka | Athletics | Women's 10000m T52-53 |
| Silver | Kazu Hatanaka | Athletics | Women's marathon T52-53 |
| Silver | Nobuhiro Kanki | Judo | Men's 60kg |
| Silver | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B1 |
| Silver | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke S4 |
| Silver | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle S4 |
| Bronze | Koichi Minami | Archery | Men's individual W1 |
| Bronze | Masao Sato Kenichi Nishii Mitoya Ishida | Archery | Men's teams standing |
| Bronze | Shigeo Yoshinara | Athletics | Men's high jump F10-11 |
| Bronze | Kazu Hatanaka | Athletics | Women's 5000m T52-53 |
| Bronze | Mutsuhiko Ogawa | Cycling | Mixed 1500m time trial CP2 |
| Bronze | Shojiro Maeda | Cycling | Mixed 5000m time trial bicycle CP3 |
| Bronze | Osamu Takagaki | Judo | Men's +95kg |
| Bronze | Akinobu Aoki | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S4 |
| Bronze | Akinobu Aoki | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S4 |
| Bronze | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 200m medley B1 |
| Bronze | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 150m medley SM4 |
| Bronze | Kenichi Suzuki | Table tennis | Men's singles 8 |
| Bronze | Michiyo Nuruki | Table tennis | Women's singles 9 |
# Raft (band)

Raft is a French pop band active in the 1980s, most notable for their 1987 hit single, "Yaka dansé".

## Biography

The band was a duet composed of Christian Fourgeron (guitar, vocals) and Pierre Schott (guitar, bass, vocals, born 24 April 1958). They begin their musical career in 1985 with their single "Io (c'est ça)" which passed unnoticed in France. However, in 1987, they had their first hit with "Yaka dansé (l'arborigène)", which was a number 2 hit in France, and earned a gold disc. The single was succeeded by "Femmes du Congo", which achieved a moderate success in comparison. The band's songs contained many puns and dealt with grave themes of society, sung on joyful music. In 1988, they released their first album entitled Madagascar and was the opening act for Niagara's concerts. In 1990, the band split up and both members started a solo career.
More recently, the reformed group participated in the concert tour named RFM Party 80, which started in 2006.

## Discography
### Raft
#### Albums

* 1985: It's Growing Light
* 1989: Madagascar

#### Singles

* 1985: "Io (c'est ça)"
* 1987: "Yaka dansé" - #2 in France (gold disc)
* 1988: "Femmes du Congo" - #20 in France
* 1989: "Didimdam (dimdam)"
* 1989: "Sea, Sun and Sensy"
* 1990: "Debout gazelles"

#### Collaborations

* 1988: "Dernier Matin d'Asie", a charity single recorded by many artists under the name Sampan

### Christian Fougeron

* 1994 : Christian Fougeron

### Pierre Schott

* 1992 : Le Nouveau Monde
* 1994 : Le Retour à la vie sauvage
* 1998 : Le Milieu du grand nulle part
* 2007 : Zenland...
# FIBA Europe Conference South

FIBA Europe South Conference was a basketball tournament of FIBA Europe Conference South held from 2002 to 2005. It was part of FIBA Europe Cup tournament. In tournament includes teams from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Slovenia. The tournament takes place in three stages. The first is the group stage and the second playoff, and the third stage is the Final Four.

## Final Conference south 2002/2003 (A)

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 Jan. 2003 | 16 Jan. 2003 |
| Lukoil Academic | 99 |
| Lukoil Academic | 99 | 17 Jan. 2003 | 17 Jan. 2003 |
| Türk Telekom | 83 | 17 Jan. 2003 | 17 Jan. 2003 |
| Türk Telekom | 83 | Lukoil Academic | 81 |
| 16 Jan. 2003 | 16 Jan. 2003 | | Lukoil Academic | 81 |
| 16 Jan. 2003 | 16 Jan. 2003 | Aris | 80 |
| Aris | 86 | Aris | 80 |
| Peristeri | 84 | | |

## Final Conference south 2002/2003 (B)

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 Feb. 2003 | 12 Feb. 2003 |
| Apollon Limassol B.C. | 52 |
| Apollon Limassol B.C. | 52 | 13 Feb. 2003 | 13 Feb. 2003 |
| EKA AEL | 73 | 13 Feb. 2003 | 13 Feb. 2003 |
| EKA AEL | 73 | EKA AEL | 92 |
| 12 Feb. 2003 | 12 Feb. 2003 | | EKA AEL | 92 |
| 12 Feb. 2003 | 12 Feb. 2003 | Igokea | 82 |
| Igokea | 79 | Igokea | 82 |
| ACS Progresul Pecica | 64 | | |

## Final Conference south 2003/2004

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 Feb. 2004 | 28 Feb. 2004 |
| Rabotnički | 96 |
| Rabotnički | 96 | 29 Feb. 2004 | 29 Feb. 2004 |
| Keravnos | 75 | 29 Feb. 2004 | 29 Feb. 2004 |
| Keravnos | 75 | Tuborg Pilsener | 80 |
| 28 Feb. 2004 | 28 Feb. 2004 | | Tuborg Pilsener | 80 |
| 28 Feb. 2004 | 28 Feb. 2004 | Rabotnički | 78 |
| Tuborg Pilsener | 84 | Rabotnički | 78 |
| Fenerbahçe | 67 | | |

## Final Conference south 2004/2005

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 Feb. 2005 | 16 Feb. 2005 |
| Banvit | 90 |
| Banvit | 90 | 17 Feb. 2005 | 17 Feb. 2005 |
| Keravnos | 74 | 17 Feb. 2005 | 17 Feb. 2005 |
| Keravnos | 74 | Banvit | 71 |
| 16 Feb. 2005 | 16 Feb. 2005 | | Banvit | 71 |
| 16 Feb. 2005 | 16 Feb. 2005 | CSU Asesoft Ploiești | 68 |
| CSU Asesoft Ploiești | 71 | CSU Asesoft Ploiești | 68 |
| Apollon Limassol BC | 65 | | |

## Titles by club

| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion years |
| 1 | Lucoil Academic | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 |
| 1 | EKA AEL | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 |
| 1 | Tuborg Pilsener | 1 | 0 | 2003–04 |
| 1 | Banvit | 1 | 0 | 2004–05 |
# Gilmar (footballer, born 1984)

Gilmar Silva Santos or simply Gilmar (born March 9, 1984, in Ubatã), is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who currently plays for Itumbiara.
He signed for French team EA Guingamp after a very good 2008/09 season with Náutico. In 2010, Guingamp loaned him to Prudente to play the Brazilian first league.

## Club statistics

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
| 2006 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 9 |
| 2007 | Yokohama FC | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| Country | Japan | Japan | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 11 |
| Total | Total | Total | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 11 |

## Honours
### América de Natal

* Campeonato Potiguar: 2015

### Santo André

* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2016
# Japan at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

There were 40 female and 111 male athletes representing the country at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

## Medal table

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Kazuya Maeba | Athletics | Men's 400m T34 |
| Gold | Noriko Arai | Athletics | Women's 100m T34 |
| Gold | Shigeo Yoshihara Koichi Mizusawa | Cycling | Men's 1 km time trial tandem open |
| Gold | Satoshi Fujimoto | Judo | Men's -66 kg |
| Gold | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S11 |
| Gold | Yoshikazu Sakai | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S12 |
| Gold | Yoshikazu Sakai Yasuharu Chujo Junichi Kawai Koshiro Sugita | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley S11-13 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke S4 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S4 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S4 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 150m individual medley SM4 |
| Gold | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle S4 |
| Gold | Erika Nara Sakuko Kato Takako Fujita Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 20 pts |
| Silver | Kazuya Maeba | Athletics | Men's 200m T34 |
| Silver | Jun Hiromichi | Athletics | Men's 800m T53 |
| Silver | Shigeki Yano Tadashi Hoshino Koji Saito Koichi Takada | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay T13 |
| Silver | Takefumi Anryo | Athletics | Men's club throw F51 |
| Silver | Noriko Arai | Athletics | Women's 200m T34 |
| Silver | Teruyo Tanaka | Athletics | Women's 200m T52 |
| Silver | Teruyo Tanaka | Athletics | Women's 800m T52 |
| Silver | Teruyo Tanaka | Athletics | Women's 1500m T52 |
| Silver | Kazu Hatanaka | Athletics | Women's marathon T54 |
| Silver | Kazumi Sakai | Athletics | Women's high jump F20 |
| Silver | Shigeo Yoshihara Koichi Mizusawa | Cycling | Men's sprint tandem open |
| Silver | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S11 |
| Silver | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S11 |
| Silver | Yoshikazu Sakai | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S12 |
| Silver | Junichi Kawai | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM11 |
| Silver | Mayumi Narita | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke SB3 |
| Silver | Satoko Fujiwara | Table tennis | Women's singles 3 |
| Bronze | Naomi Isozaki Hifumi Suzuki Masako Yonezawa | Archery | Women's teams open |
| Bronze | Kazuya Maeba | Athletics | Men's 100m T34 |
| Bronze | Mineho Ozaki | Athletics | Men's javelin F11 |
| Bronze | Miki Yoda | Athletics | Women's 200m T52 |
| Bronze | Miki Yoda | Athletics | Women's 400m T52 |
| Bronze | Wakako Tsuchida | Athletics | Women's marathon T54 |
| Bronze | Yoshikazu Matsumoto | Judo | Men's -100 kg |
| Bronze | Eiji Miyauchi | Judo | Men's +100 kg |
| Bronze | Yoshikazu Sakai | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S12 |
| Bronze | Yasuko Kudo | Table tennis | Women's singles 10 |
| Bronze | Megumi Mashiko Hiromi Tomori Naoko Hiromichi Tomoe Soeda Sachiko Minamikawa Rie Kawakami Mika Takabayashi Sayuri Horikawa Junko Sako Chika Uemura Kyoko Yashima Kyoko Tsukamoto | Wheelchair basketball | Women's team |
# James Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth

James Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth, etc., (c. 1674 – 17 April 1720) was a Scottish nobleman. He held the Peerage created for his father, James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth, by the exiled Stuart monarchs at St Germain.

## Life

The eldest son and heir of the 1st Duke and 4th Earl by his first wife, Lady Jane, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, he was educated at the Scots College, (Paris).
In 1689 he accompanied King James II of England, and VII of Scotland, to Ireland, and led the cavalry at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. Afterwards he joined Lord Mar during the 1715 Uprising in Scotland. He escaped to France with the King on 6 February and was attainted on 17 February 1716 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 32). As the Marquess of Drummond he was created a Knight of the Thistle in March 1705, when he became Master of the Horse. He succeeded his father on 11 May 1716, but as a consequence of his attainder he was not recognised by the British government. He died at Paris aged 46 years, and was buried in the Scots' College.

## Family

Drummond married (contract dated 5 August 1706) Lady Jane, daughter of George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon by Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk. Lady Jane was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle from February to November 1746 for her part in the 1745 Uprising, and died at Stobhall, Perthshire, on 30 January 1773, aged about 90.
The 2nd Duke was succeeded by his sons and heirs:
* James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth, etc., (1713–1746) (attainted, died unmarried).
* John Drummond, 4th Duke of Perth, etc., (c. 1716 – 1747) (attainted, died unmarried).
The title thence passed (notwithstanding the attainders) to sons of the 1st Duke by his second and third wives.
# Jim Cherry

Jim Cherry (August 2, 1971 – July 7, 2002) was an American musician, most famous for being the bassist in the punk rock band Strung Out. His other musical credits include the guitar player in the band Pulley, and bassist/vocalist in the band Zero Down.

## Personal life

Cherry was born James Paul Cherry III in Simi Valley, California, United States. He was one of the five original members and the original bassist of the band Strung Out. He was also part of the initial lineup of the band Pulley, playing guitar. After releasing three albums with Strung Out, Cherry left the band in 1999; he was against the idea of Strung Out moving away from punk rock into metal territory, which Jake Kiley and other members cited to be a way to innovate on their music.
Shortly after, he formed the punk rock band Zero Down, acting as lead vocals and bassist. After releasing one album, With a Lifetime to Pay, in 2001, Zero Down met its demise upon Cherry's death on July 7, 2002. Although Cherry's death was originally thought to have been caused by a drug overdose, it was later revealed Cherry had been clean, and had died from a congenital heart condition.
After his death, many bands in the punk rock community responded to Cherry's death through music. In the liner notes of their album Exile in Oblivion, Strung Out dedicates the song "Swan Dive" to Cherry. Pulley dedicated the album Matters to Cherry, as well as the song "Thanks". He is also mentioned in the NOFX song "Doornails" from their 2006 album, Wolves in Wolves' Clothing.
# Omar Jarun

Omar Jarun (Arabic: عمر جعرون; born 10 December 1983) is a Palestinian former footballer who is the assistant coach of Huntsville City in MLS Next Pro.
Jarun has played professionally in the United States, Canada, Poland, Belgium, and India.

## Early and personal life

Jarun was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait to an American mother and a Palestinian father from Tulkarem. Jarun emigrated to the United States during the First Gulf War in 1990; his family escaped after bombs went off and missiles were shot near their apartment. He was raised in Peachtree City, Georgia.

## Playing career
### Club career

Jarun played college soccer for the University of Memphis and the University of Dayton, and has played club football for Fort Wayne Fever, Chicago Fire Premier, Atlanta Silverbacks, Vancouver Whitecaps, Flota Świnoujście, Pogoń Szczecin, FC Tampa Bay, Arka Gdynia and Charleroi.
He was released by Pogon on 1 March 2011.
Jarun signed with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League on 29 March 2011.
Jarun after brief spell with FC Tampa Bay he signed a contract with Arka Gdynia, under Petr Nemec, who was the manager that brought Jarun to Poland when he was the Flota Świnoujście manager.
On 7 January 2014 Jarun signed for NASL club Ottawa Fury FC.
Jarun signed for I-League club Bharat FC on 20 March 2015 for an 18-month deal completing the club's Asian player quota.
In June 2015 he announced his retirement from professional football. However, on 16 April 2016, it was announced that Jarun joined Premier Development League club Peachtree City MOBA.

### International career

Jarun made his international debut for the Palestinian national team in 2007, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, AFC Challenge Cup, WAFF Championship.

## Coaching career

Following one season as a player for Peachtree City, Jarun became an assistant for the club prior to the 2017 PDL season, as owner Volker Harms took over manager duties. 2017 was a dismal season for MOBA, as they went 2-10-2 and finished last place in the division, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year. Jarun was named manager of the club for the 2018 season in November 2017, with former Jamaican international Nicholas Addlery being hired as an assistant. Alongside his duties as manager, Jarun was also a member of the MOBA youth coaching staff.
In October 2018 he became manager of the Atlanta United FC Academy.
In June 2021 he became assistant coach of Atlanta United 2 in the USL Championship.
On January 18, 2023, Jarun was named to the first-ever technical staff for MLS Next Pro club Huntsville City, the reserve side for Nashville SC.
# Giovanni Dominelli

Giovanni Dominelli was an Italian priest resident in Cairo who wrote in Italian a proposal for a crusade to recover the Holy Land in 1609. It survives in a single manuscript, either the author's original or a contemporary copy, in Munich, Bavarian State Library, K. schw. 490/32. It is fourteen folios in length. It is addressed to King Philip III of Spain, who also held lands in Italy.
Dominelli's proposal is dated 20 November 1609. He was writing at a time when the Emir Fakhr al-Din II was still in revolt against the Ottoman sultan. In 1607, Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany had landed troops on Cyprus in hopes of meeting a Greek uprising before joining Fakhr al-Din and his ally, Ali Janbulad. The Tuscans had been poorly prepared, the Greek uprising had not materialized and Janbulad was defeated in October. Ferdinand died in February 1609, but his successor, Cosimo II, renewed the alliance with Fakhr al-Din. The sultan, meanwhile, was still at war with the Persians and dealing with unrest on his Transylvanian border that threatened break out into war at any moment. These events spurred Dominelli's hopes for a new crusade.
Dominelli proposed multiple strikes on Constantinople, Karamania, the Archipelago, Rhodes and Alexandria. He noted that Alexandria had a garrison of only 200 men and in Egypt the entire army consisted of 4,000 men. He thought that the Greeks would rise up if Constantinople were attacked and he expected the Maronites to support Fakhr al-Din's rebellion and give assistance to the crusaders once they arrived. Although Dominelli was a cleric writing at a time when the crusades were a thing of the past, Sylvia Schein classes his proposal among the secular and practical because informed by his personal experience and knowledge of the East.
# Nandito Ako (song)

"Nandito Akó" (Tagalog for "I am here") is a Filipino song written by Aaron Paul del Rosario and originally sung by Ogie Alcasid in 1989.
The song was recorded by Lea Salonga in 1993, Mexican diva Thalía in 1997, Jeffrey Hidalgo in 2000, Sharon Cuneta along with Alcasid in 2006, David Archuleta in 2012, Noel Cabangon in 2014, and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid and Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger in 2021.

## Thalía version

"Nandito Ako" was recorded by Mexican singer/actress Thalía, and released in early 1997. Thalia was very popular in the Philippines at the time after starring in the hit series Marimar, which was broadcast there in 1996. Like the original, the song is sung in Tagalog and was released as the lead single from her Philippine album, Nandito Ako.

### Commercial performance

Thalia's version subsequently became a huge hit in the Philippines, along with her previous album En éxtasis, and it sold over 40,000, after 10 months of its release.

## In popular culture
### Film

A movie with the same title starring Kris Aquino and Phillip Salvador, directed by Jose "Kaka" Balagtas opened in theaters on 12 May 1994.

### Television

In 2011, David Archuleta recorded a version of the song for the Filipino mini series of the same name, Nandito Ako, where it served as the show's theme song. The programme was the second mini-serye by TV5, and like the first one, Sa Ngalan ng Ina (lit. In the Name of the Mother), it was also set to air for only a month. The song was later included on Archuleta's fourth studio album titled Forevermore, a covers album of Filipino songs.
# Megan White (cricketer)

Megan Lisa White (born 30 July 1980) is an Australian former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one One Day International for Australia in 1999, against New Zealand. She played domestic cricket for Queensland, Victoria, Brisbane Heat and Cheshire.
# Checkered Flag (album)

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Checkered Flag is the third studio album by Dick Dale and his Del-Tones, released in 1963. This was Dale's first entry into hot rod rock, which The Beach Boys, among others, were beginning to perform and record. Here, the style shifts somewhat and features slightly altered beats and some added sounds to give the impression of the energy of Hot-rodding (this is not always the case though). Dale's next album Mr. Eliminator is a follow-up to this, featuring more hot rod songs.

## Track listing

All tracks composed by Dick Dale; except where indicated
* "The Scavenger" (Gary S. Paxton, Paul Nuckles) – 1:54
* "Surf Buggy" – 2:07
* "Hot Rod Racer" (Eddie Daniels, Jerry Capehart) – 2:19
* "Mag Wheels" (Gary Usher, Richard Burns) – 1:58
* "Big Black Cad" (Gary Usher, Roger Christian) – 1:40
* "Ho-Dad Machine" – 2:06
* "Grudge Run" (Gary Paxton, Paul Nuckles) – 3:05
* "Motion" – 1:44
* "426–Super Stock" (Gary Usher, Roger Christian) – 1:52
* "The Wedge" – 2:01
* "It Will Grow On You" (Carol Connors, Marshall Howard Connors) – 1:33
* "Night Rider" – 1:47

## Personnel

* Guitar: Dick Dale, Art Munson
* Bass: Bryan Dietz
* Piano: Billy Barber, Lincoln Mayorga
* Drums: Hal Blaine, Frank DeVito, Earl Palmer
* Saxophone: Steve Douglas, Jim Horn, Plas Johnson
# Piazza Santo Stefano

44°29′32″N 11°20′54″E﻿ / ﻿44.492237°N 11.348217°E﻿ / 44.492237; 11.348217
Piazza Santo Stefano also known as Piazza delle Sette Chiese (Seven churches square) is a piazza of Bologna, Italy. It is a pedestrian zone, in a triangular space near the beginning of Via Santo Stefano, both of which are named after the Basilica of Santo Stefano which is located on the piazza.
Often used for cultural events, flea-markets and concerts, it has porticos along both long sides (North-East and South-West) with the Basilica occupying the short (South-East) side. To the left of the Basilica is a complex of buildings joined by the powerful medieval Isolani family. From the left side you can reach Strada Maggiore (formerly the Via Aemilia) via the Corte Isolani passage which was created in renovations to the Palazzo Isolani in 1999. On the right is Palazzo Bolognini Amorini Salina, notable for its frieze with terracotta heads, and the "Case Tacconi", a good example of Bolognese merchant houses of the fifteenth century.