Palazzo Fantuzzi, Bologna

The Palazzo Fantuzzi is a monumental Renaissance style palace located on Via San Vitale number 23 in central Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

The palace is also known as the Palazzo degli Elefanti for its sculpted decoration, and it stands near the church of Santi Vitale e Agricola.

While attributed by some to Sebastiano Serlio or Baldassare Peruzzi, the palace was designed in 1517 by Andrea da Formigine.

[1] The facade with the ashlar columns was commissioned in 1521 by Francesco Fantuzzi; the carved elephants with towers above the corner niches refer to the senatorial family coat of arms.

[2] The interior courtyard has a monumental Baroque staircase designed in 1680 by Paolo Canali.