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title: Facade of the Basilica San Petronio, Bologna
author: Ben Rimmer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13145/facade-of-the-basilica-san-petronio-bologna/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Facade of the Basilica San Petronio, Bologna
_Authored by Ben Rimmer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13145.jpg)
## Image Caption
The unfinished facade of the Basilica San Petronio in Bologna as seen from the Piazza Maggiore. Construction of the church began in 1390 CE. The facade was begun in 1538 CE, but was never finished.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rimmer, B. (2020, November 19). Facade of the Basilica San Petronio, Bologna. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rimmer, Ben. "Facade of the Basilica San Petronio, Bologna." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 19, 2020. .
### MLA
Rimmer, Ben. "Facade of the Basilica San Petronio, Bologna." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Nov 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rimski/3942969866/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rimski/3942969866/) by [**Ben Rimmer**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rimski/3942969866/). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 19 November 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.