page_title: Piazza Maggiore
section_title: Layout
hierarchical_section_title: Piazza Maggiore / Layout
caption_attribution_description: English: Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. South side of square, featuring from left to right: Palazzo dei Banchi, San Petronio Basilica, Palazzo dei Notai, Palazzo d'Accursio (now the Town Hall). Français&#160;: Piazza Maggiore, Bologne, Émilie-Romagne, Italie. Côté sud de la place, bordé de gauche à droite par: le Palazzo dei Banchi, la Basilique San Petronio, le Palazzo dei Notai, le Palazzo d'Accursio (aujourd'hui la mairie).
context_page_description: Piazza Maggiore is a central square in Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The appearance in the 21st century, generally reflects the layout from the 15th century. The Northwest corner opens into Piazza del Nettuno with its Fontana del Nettuno, while the Northeast corner opens into the narrower Piazza Re Enzo, running along the flanks of the Palazzo Re Enzo that merges with the Palazzo del Podestà. Flanking the Piazza del Nettuno is the Biblioteca Salaborsa.
context_section_description: The square is surrounded by major administrative and religious buildings in the history of Bologna, including:
  Palazzo d'Accursio (W) - former city hall, now museum
  Palazzo dei Notai (SW) - former notaries' guild
  Basilica of San Petronio (SE) - Duomo of Bologna
  Palazzo dei Banchi (E)- former banking center
  Palazzo del Podestà, Bologna (N) - former police and justice offices
caption: Piazza Maggiore; from left to right: Palazzo dei Banchi, Basilica di San Petronio, Palazzo dei Notai, Palazzo d'Accursio.
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