History
Palazzo d'Accursio includes a complex of edifices which were united during centuries, but originally it was the residence of the jurist Accursius. In 1336 it became the seat of the Anziani ("Elder"), the highest magistrates of the commune, and then seat of the government. In the 15th century it was restored by Fioravante Fioravanti, who added, among the other feature, the Clock Tower (Torre d'Accursio). The bell was installed by Gaspare Nadi. Other restorations date to the 16th century, just after the fall of the seigniory of the Bentivoglio family in Bologna.
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