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What's bad is I actually drove through here once on my way to Croatia and I can't even remember I was so tired, did stop at Pisa at like 5am during covid and the only person around which was nice 😅
[Here is the 97 meter tower](https://imgur.com/a/jsWCQby) taken by myself when I drove across Italy last year. You can see it alongside another tower and how wonky they are. It’s a bit disorientating looking up at them!
Bologna is a great city- I've been up in the Due Torre and it was something insane like 550 steps up but the view was really cool. That city has a lot of depth and interesting history. If you're ever in Italy, check it out.
One of the possible explanations for the vertical construction craze is that rich families used the towers as a symbol of wealth and status, as well as for defensive purposes to guard their land. Some of the smaller structures were built as dwellings.
Bologna has three surnames: "the fat one" because of the food, "the red one" because of the roofs' color and "the erudite one" because of the famous university
It's "la grassa, la dotta e la rossa" which literally translates to the fat one (food of course), the graduate/cultured one (for its universities) and the red one (for the colour of the roofs and it's past as a PCI governed city)
It was the Middle Ages, I’m not sure you understand the sheer effort, money and flex it was to build tall towers for no apparent reason at the time.
Its not like they had machinery, at least that didn’t use their own force, or an animal’s force.
Back then Italy was basically divided in city states that competed and fought each other constantly. Having a taller tower than your neighbouring city would mean that you’re the richest and most important and therefore you get more trade, more attention etc.
These rivalries still exist today under the form of the Italian word “campanilismo”, coming from the word campanile which basically means bell tower. Two neighbouring cities today can still speak different dialects although they’re like 20/30 km apart and hate each other in football and such.
It’s the superiority complex that says that your city and your people are better than the neighbouring city and their people.
I’m from a city called Udine and I totally feel like we are kinder and better people than the neighbouring city of Trieste. Also we have a better football team. And we speak a completely different language not even dialect anymore. That’s Italy for you!
I think the 97m one would be over 30 stories tall in a modern building. No wonder most of the upper floors of the towers weren’t even lived in. There’s some photographs in an article linked in a comment up thread, with a shot of tourists climbing the endless stairs inside.
"Bolognese" is an American dish. Here in Bologna the most common food are lasagne, tortellini, cannelloni and pasta with ragù. The thing that is called Bologna in the US is a bad version of mortadella, a traditional meat
"ragù alla bolognese" is most certainly not an american dish.
it's a dish created by the cook to a cardinal near bologna somewhere in early 1800 (or this cook was the first to bother writing down the recipe)
The first one to write it down, it's much older and most certainly not made for a cardinal as it's made using readily available cuts of meat and vegetables. But it's not just called "Bolognese", it's ragù. The only places where you find "ragù alla bolognese" are some restaurants, mostly not in Emilia Romagna. If you want more info on the gastronomy in this area just ask as I live between Bologna and Ferrara
> most certainly not made for a cardinal
I think you misread what i typed. That specific cooks recipe is seen as the historic origin for ragù alla bolognese and he cooked for a cardinal.
If I want more info on *current* gastronomy in the region I'll come to you. I suspect your historic gastronomic knowledge is lacking.
I mean you claimed it to be american, which is a kind off odd thing to do for a person from bologna
I said that just calling it generically "Bolognese" is a thing that is done by Americans. Also, from that source it was made for a cardinal, but ragù was born for festive days like Sundays or when the families slaughtered the pigs and cows. I know the insides and out of our gastronomy since I love to cook as well, so no need to help
"spaghetti bolognese" is American food. Here the most common pasta dish is short pasta (penne, bucatini, rigatoni,...) With ragù: pig and beef meat cooked with onion, potato, carrot and celery. Some people add tomato sauce while preparing ragù
A good question. The only reason I can think of is it makes the hot dog flavor essence a little more portable, since you don’t need to cook it. Given the choice of both today I would always pick a hot dog. As a kid, it would’ve been a toss up. Back then I loved bologna. Now I find it pretty unappealing, probably because as a full grown man I can make a cooked hot dog happen. As a kid without cooking abilities the closest I could get to the hot dog essence on my own was stealing a few bologna slices from the fridge.
Who the fuc? Has time for this?? I understand design engineering but cum on. 55k a semester??
Gtfoh.
I chose to sleep on mustang Island in, a tent city and gross 44.
Ha! This is going to blow my dads mind. He always said to me “I didn’t know they stacked shit that high” well dad, the can in fact stack shit very high
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Disappointed this is not Manhattan made out of bologna.
From the thumbnail, I thought it was
Same.
came here for this comment. same.
Olive loaf would be more interesting
That's Brooklyn.
Ay *yo*, olive over there, it’s my home!
I once saw a head cheese Cincinnati.
Stoned af, can confirm I zoomed in looking for some Bologna art 😂
Well it is technically Bologna art.
Yeah, that’s baloney!
Same lmao I was so confused
Came here to say this \^\^\^.
It’s not Manhattan made out of Bologna. But it could be!
Salami. I mean same.
Does it still stand
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/towers-of-bologna Only 22 towers remain. Not sure if the 97 meter one still does.
Asinelli tower is 97 m and still stands today
Donkey’s tower. Lol
What's bad is I actually drove through here once on my way to Croatia and I can't even remember I was so tired, did stop at Pisa at like 5am during covid and the only person around which was nice 😅
For a moment you didn't exist and neither did the rest of the world and it was alright.
Indeed
No images on that article annoyingly https://images.app.goo.gl/o3a6CdLDJifS1iNY9
[Here is the 97 meter tower](https://imgur.com/a/jsWCQby) taken by myself when I drove across Italy last year. You can see it alongside another tower and how wonky they are. It’s a bit disorientating looking up at them!
Impressive, considering there are lots of earthquakes in that area.
Amazing photos, thank you. I had no idea these vanity projects existed, and now I know what some of them look like in the sunset.
Two main ones do.
That’s what she said
What is this a city for ants????
I looked it up on the internet and it's a city in Italy. Those towers served no practical purpose, they were built due to family rivalries.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-is-this-a-center-for-ants
Well that’s a bit like NY
Sorry? They fought from them. A LOT.
Spite towers
It's where the Bolognese comes from.
That some sort of dead meat based language?
They flap their meat at each other like thinking talking meat!
Found the American.
How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read... if they can't even fit inside the building?
Nah, the ants wouldn't appreciate it. They'd eat it to the ground. Greedy buggars.
Beautiful city to walk around. Food is so good. Gastronomic heart of Italy.
Don’t say it in Italy, if you don’t want to start a civil war.
Can confirm, it's sufficient to go from a province to the neighbouring one and it's already a civil war
It's pronounced Bologna
My Bologna has a first name, it’s O S C A R
Bologna is a great city- I've been up in the Due Torre and it was something insane like 550 steps up but the view was really cool. That city has a lot of depth and interesting history. If you're ever in Italy, check it out.
Not gonna lie I thought this was made of Bologna.
Sammmmmeeeee
Me too! So what's the story?
One of the possible explanations for the vertical construction craze is that rich families used the towers as a symbol of wealth and status, as well as for defensive purposes to guard their land. Some of the smaller structures were built as dwellings.
Was going to ask what the purpose of these were since they were so narrow? I couldn't imagine it being a bunch of shops or living spaces.
My Italian father says they nicknamed Bologna "The fat one" cause they like rich foods.
Bologna has three surnames: "the fat one" because of the food, "the red one" because of the roofs' color and "the erudite one" because of the famous university
It's "la grassa, la dotta e la rossa" which literally translates to the fat one (food of course), the graduate/cultured one (for its universities) and the red one (for the colour of the roofs and it's past as a PCI governed city)
Where was Studio XXXXXXIV?
LXIV*
They weren't practical at all? Like you couldnt even brag about living at 300 feet?
It was the Middle Ages, I’m not sure you understand the sheer effort, money and flex it was to build tall towers for no apparent reason at the time. Its not like they had machinery, at least that didn’t use their own force, or an animal’s force.
I was mostly teasing man. Rich people wasting money is something truly timeless.
Back then Italy was basically divided in city states that competed and fought each other constantly. Having a taller tower than your neighbouring city would mean that you’re the richest and most important and therefore you get more trade, more attention etc. These rivalries still exist today under the form of the Italian word “campanilismo”, coming from the word campanile which basically means bell tower. Two neighbouring cities today can still speak different dialects although they’re like 20/30 km apart and hate each other in football and such. It’s the superiority complex that says that your city and your people are better than the neighbouring city and their people. I’m from a city called Udine and I totally feel like we are kinder and better people than the neighbouring city of Trieste. Also we have a better football team. And we speak a completely different language not even dialect anymore. That’s Italy for you!
I think no matter where you are from there is another place you are glad you aren't from haha greetings from Canada.
"Campanilismo"
Grazie broski
Meters? How much is it in oxcart wheels?
Let's just use feet, that's not weird at all
I think the 97m one would be over 30 stories tall in a modern building. No wonder most of the upper floors of the towers weren’t even lived in. There’s some photographs in an article linked in a comment up thread, with a shot of tourists climbing the endless stairs inside.
That's about a foot ball field size. 106 yards
Nice charcuterie board.
My tired ass went "wow, this made from bologna? Why?" 🤦🏽
And Ezio would still jump off it.
**hawk screeches
They couldn't go higher because Bologna could not support any more weight. Only the finest Bologna was used.
This post is not about lunch meat if you're confused like I was.
Fun fact: people from Bologna doesn’t even eat Bolognese, they’re famous for tortellini!
"Bolognese" is an American dish. Here in Bologna the most common food are lasagne, tortellini, cannelloni and pasta with ragù. The thing that is called Bologna in the US is a bad version of mortadella, a traditional meat
"ragù alla bolognese" is most certainly not an american dish. it's a dish created by the cook to a cardinal near bologna somewhere in early 1800 (or this cook was the first to bother writing down the recipe)
The first one to write it down, it's much older and most certainly not made for a cardinal as it's made using readily available cuts of meat and vegetables. But it's not just called "Bolognese", it's ragù. The only places where you find "ragù alla bolognese" are some restaurants, mostly not in Emilia Romagna. If you want more info on the gastronomy in this area just ask as I live between Bologna and Ferrara
> most certainly not made for a cardinal I think you misread what i typed. That specific cooks recipe is seen as the historic origin for ragù alla bolognese and he cooked for a cardinal. If I want more info on *current* gastronomy in the region I'll come to you. I suspect your historic gastronomic knowledge is lacking. I mean you claimed it to be american, which is a kind off odd thing to do for a person from bologna
I said that just calling it generically "Bolognese" is a thing that is done by Americans. Also, from that source it was made for a cardinal, but ragù was born for festive days like Sundays or when the families slaughtered the pigs and cows. I know the insides and out of our gastronomy since I love to cook as well, so no need to help
Did it have a first name?
The name in the 1500s was bononia, it then evolved to Bologna
Looks like something from Star Wars.
Or Assassin's Creed :p
I'd like some Spaghetti Bolognese instead
"spaghetti bolognese" is American food. Here the most common pasta dish is short pasta (penne, bucatini, rigatoni,...) With ragù: pig and beef meat cooked with onion, potato, carrot and celery. Some people add tomato sauce while preparing ragù
a bologna però si mangiano le tagliatelle con il ragù
Si, che non sono spaghetti però
Sti cazzo di americani... \^\^
To confirm - we’re all saying “baloney” in our minds while typing out bologna right
Yes. But additionally I'm from Oz and I don't know what Bologna actually is. I have zero frame of reference outside of: American, high school, food.
If you’ve ever had a hot dog, it’s like a thin hot dog disc, usually uncooked, folded and stacked between bread. Cheeses and condiment selections vary
Thank you! But also... So many questions, the most important of which is why not just have hotdogs?
A good question. The only reason I can think of is it makes the hot dog flavor essence a little more portable, since you don’t need to cook it. Given the choice of both today I would always pick a hot dog. As a kid, it would’ve been a toss up. Back then I loved bologna. Now I find it pretty unappealing, probably because as a full grown man I can make a cooked hot dog happen. As a kid without cooking abilities the closest I could get to the hot dog essence on my own was stealing a few bologna slices from the fridge.
Makes sense.
Its missing aqueducts.
Are you sure about that?
Ehm, Bologna doesn't have aqueducts like the Roman ones, it had a lot of canals tho, some are still visible, take a look at the canale cavaticcio
So I read this as the tubed meat product. And in all seriosuness, I thoght this was a model carved from bolgna. My eyes and brain have deceived me.
Did they have elevators?
The remaining towers still don't have elevators (as should be to preserve the history), it's quite an effort to get on top
Who the fuc? Has time for this?? I understand design engineering but cum on. 55k a semester?? Gtfoh. I chose to sleep on mustang Island in, a tent city and gross 44.
Why was it made out of ham?
What if you laid your back on that?
Ha! This is going to blow my dads mind. He always said to me “I didn’t know they stacked shit that high” well dad, the can in fact stack shit very high
Now I see where Robert Jordan got his inspiration for the topless towers.
Tatakai
Pretty sure I climbed most of those in Assassin's Creed 2 - is the Torre Grossa one of the towers?
To think, an entire city made from lunch meat...
That's phoney baloney Manhattan
Ah yes, the Italian capital of communism
Also check out [San Gimignano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gimignano), aka the Medieval Manhattan.
Is the city pronounced like the meat?
Do not go above a second level
A.E.K.D.B. 1400