Park of Montagnola, Bologna

The Montagnola is an artificial plateau formed by the accumulation of debris from the nearby 14th century Galliera Castle.

Here, on 6 January 1798, the remains of Luigi Zamboni and Giovanni Battista De Rolandis were solemnly buried by direct order of Napoleon.

On the northwest side, a scenographic Pincio staircase (1893–1896), designed by Tito Azzolini and Attilio Muggia, leads up to the park.

[5] The park was also the site of the "Battle of Montagnola" on 8 August 1848, in which Italian revolutionaries from Bologna defeated and temporarily expelled the Austrians.

[6][7] The south entrance to the park is on Via Irnerio, facing Piazza VIII Agosto.

The Montagnola at the end of the 18th century
Fountain of the Nymph in the Pincio stairs
Concrete sculpture of a lion by Diego Sarti, late 19th century.
8 August 1848 War Memorial, Montagnola Park