Palazzo dell'Università, Baroque palace in central Parma, Italy.
The palace displays three brick facades around a square courtyard, with stone-framed windows and a prominent cornice dividing the ground and first floors.
Construction of the palace began in 1659 following a substantial inheritance from Jesuit novice Giovanni Federico Cusani, reaching completion around 1730.
The Natural History Museum, established in 1766 by ornithologist Jean-Baptiste Fourcault, occupies an entire wing of the palace, presenting extensive scientific collections.
The building houses the University of Parma administration, law faculty facilities, and substantial event spaces including a main auditorium at Strada dell'Università 12.
The entrance portal remains unfinished, with interrupted decorations on the main facade revealing the incomplete state of the original construction project.
Location: Parma
Inception: 17 century
Architectural style: baroque architecture
Address: strada dell'Università, 12
GPS coordinates: 44.80124,10.32592
Latest update: March 5, 2025 01:27
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