Salara, Industrial heritage building in Cavaticcio Park, Bologna, Italy.
Salara is an industrial building in Bologna's Cavaticcio Park, standing beside remnants of the city's ancient canal system. The 18th-century structure displays characteristic industrial design with brick facades and large, functional interior spaces.
The building was constructed in 1750 and served as a salt warehouse and inspection point for goods arriving in Bologna by water. It belongs to a period when water transport formed the backbone of the city's trade.
The building symbolizes Bologna's connection to commerce, even though the city sits far from the sea. Its design shows how important water transport was for the local economy.
The building is located within Cavaticcio Park near Via Don Minzoni in central Bologna and is accessible on foot. The park provides pathways for exploration and the area connects easily to public transport.
The building is one of the few surviving structures from Bologna's canal network, which once consisted of five main waterways. These canals were later filled in, but the structure remains as a reminder of this vanished infrastructure.
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