Palazzo Poggi

The Palazzo Poggi is a palace housing different scientific museum chambers in Bologna. The museum of ships and ancient geographical maps includes naval models and geographical maps from the 17th and 18th centuries from the Institute of Sciences. The views from Its tower are amazing.

The military architecture museum is dedicated to military equipment and fortification designs. Wax models and surgical equipment are displayed in a chamber dedicated to human anatomy and obstetrics. The natural history museum, physics museum, and specola museum are also part of the museum complex. Designed by Pellegrino Tibaldi, Palazzo Poggi was built in 1549. The astronomical observatory 300 steps on top of the palace, the Torre della Specola e Museo Astronomico was built in 1725. Numerous astrological instruments can be found here, as well as an impressive map of Chinese constellations made on rice paper from the 17th century. The 18th-century electrostatic generator by Ramsden in the physics museum is a delightful contraption. The palace is a superb place to enrich your knowledge and satiate your curiosities.