Gina Lepore

This is just one of the amazing churches in Bologna. The Basilica of Saint Francis was founded in the 13th century and it’s just an amazing structure that is still standing. Construction began in the early 1200s and was completed by 1251 and consecrated by the pope in that year the main structure was finally completed in 1263. in the 18th century it was a center for musical performance and study. In 1796 the church was just created and used as a barracks for the occupying forces during the occupation of the French revolutionary army. Don’t know who the architect is but if you look at the exterior façade it reminds me very much of French Gothic architecture a little bit like what I’ve seen at Notre Dame. It’s just beautiful and I hope you make it one of your stops in Bologna.