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Park of Montagnola
Hilltop garden and grand stone staircase built over three years by hundreds of daily laborers.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Park of Montagnola in Bologna follows the building of its grand stone staircase, laid over three years starting in 1893 under Mayor Alberto Dallolio, architect Tito Azzolini and engineer Attilio Muggia. It traces the daily crews of terraiuoli, masons and stonecutters who hauled earth into the city's old defensive moats and carved the scrollwork and shells by hand, and the 1896 ceremony that gave the finished steps their nickname. Listen for the workers whose names went unrecorded, standing at the foot of the staircase before you climb.
This audio guide was created using AI.