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Via Zamboni
Porticoed university street named for a student hanged after a failed uprising against papal rule.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Via Zamboni in Bologna follows Luigi Zamboni, a twenty-two-year-old law student who joined a failed plot against papal rule in seventeen ninety-four. You'll hear about the uprising he planned with a fellow student, his capture, and the uncertain circumstances of what happened to him in a prison cell months later. Best heard walking beneath the porticoes where students still gather today.
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