Between the 12th and 13th centuries, Bologna, Italy was a city full of towers. Their number was very high, possibly up to 180. The tallest, 97 meters high, was completed in 1119 and still stands. The Towers had no function. It was an architectural statement of rich citizens to express their power.
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@historyofart Thus the modern vernacular when someone says something purposelessly vain, "that sounds like a tower of bologna to me."
