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Bologna's beautiful public library conceals the remains of an ancient Roman city.
When the Romans designed the city of Bologna in the 2nd and 3rd century BC, they really built it to last. And last it did: Excavation of the historic center of Bologna in the 1990s uncovered the two main streets built during the Roman Empire, still intact beneath the gorgeous Salaborsa Library in the city’s most popular piazza. The Salaborsa Library (Biblioteca Salaborsa) is housed within a beautiful historic building, sitting on top of an extraordinary piece of history. You can see ruins from the library's main room through clear glass panes in the floor of the small museum below. It's worth getting a closer look though, so head downstairs to explore this hidden remnant of antiquity.
