Click on title to view photo in large format. The Porticoes of Bologna, Italy, were built between the 11th and the 20th centuries. Like most Medieval cities, Bologna’s porticoes were built to shelter residents during inclement weather. The arched arcades were attached to the buildings on one side and supported by a row of massive columns on the street side. While porticoes gradually disappeared from most Medieval cities, they endured in Bologna because the city passed a law in 1288 that made their construction compulsory for all new...

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