Modena

Rector’s Palace (Palazzo del Rettorato)

Edited by

Daniele Pascale

Houses and Palaces

Other denominations

Palazzo dell'Università degli Studi / Rettorato /Museo dell'Istituto di Paleontologia

Founders

Francesco III

Artists / Humanists

Andrea Tarabusi, Francesco Maria Tadolini, Gian Francesco Zannini

Description

The Studio Generale of Modena, founded in 1682 within the Collegio San Carlo, coexisted with this educational institution for about a century. Francesco III deemed that the University needed an independent seat. In 1773, the new building was inaugurated: it features an imposing façade, a monumental columned atrium and a dramatic three-flight staircase.