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Ferrara UNESCO world heritage sites

Diamond Palace at Corso Ercole I d'Este, 21
The positioning of the diamonds varies in order to maximize the light reflected off the building, creating quite the visual effect. The palace is also well known for its candelabra and the phytomorphic corner motifs. Inside, it has a typical Renaissance courtyard with a cloister and a marble well; the latter is a characteristic typical of gardens in Ferrara.

Estense Castle at Largo Castello, 1
In Ferrara in 1385, a dangerous revolt convinced Niccolo II d'Este of the need to erect mighty defences for himself and his family thus the Castello di San Michele was built, a fortress erected against the people.

Municipal Theater Rotonda Foschini at Corso della Giovecca, 22
The picturesque courtyard known as La Rotonda Foschini is an integral part of Ferrara's historic and still flourishing Teatro Comunale in Emilia-Romagna.

Scalone D'Onore square at Piazza Municipio, 1
The square is famous for the imposing grand staircase of white marble, built in 1481 to a design by Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordine, characterized by a vaulted roof with a central dome and Renaissance-style arches, while the marble balustrade features medieval Gothic elements.

Cathedral at Piazza della Cattedrale
Construction of the present building began in the 12th century, when the city was being extended towards the left bank of the Po River; the new cathedral was consecrated in 1135.

Victory Tower at Corso Porta Reno 17
La Torre della Vittoria is a historic building in Ferrara that completes the building of the Town Hall and at the same time is detached for its size, for its reconstruction after centuries of the fall of the tower previously located in the same position and for the celebrations that they also explicitly referred to it in Fascist movies.

Volte Street at Via delle Volte, 35
In Via delle Volte the architectural solution to development in a third dimension was to create overhead passageways: the vaults dotted along the street, to connect the warehouses on the banks of the river to the workshops-houses towards the centre.