37. The Basilica of Saint Francis (Chiesa di S. Francesco), Bologna, Italy
Wikipedia: The building was completed by 1263 and belongs to the Order of Conventual Franciscan friars. During the occupation of Italy by the French Revolutionary Army, the church was desecrated in 1796 and the friary was seized and used as a barracks by the occupying forces. It was seized again in the course of the Second Italian War of Independence and used as a military storehouse. It was finally returned to the Franciscans in 1886. The restoration of the church to its original aspect was carried out under the supervision of Alfonso Rubbiani, an expert in restoration, and was completed in 1919.
37. The Basilica of Saint Francis (Chiesa di S. Francesco), Bologna, Italy
Wikipedia: The building was completed by 1263 and belongs to the Order of Conventual Franciscan friars. During the occupation of Italy by the French Revolutionary Army, the church was desecrated in 1796 and the friary was seized and used as a barracks by the occupying forces. It was seized again in the course of the Second Italian War of Independence and used as a military storehouse. It was finally returned to the Franciscans in 1886. The restoration of the church to its original aspect was carried out under the supervision of Alfonso Rubbiani, an expert in restoration, and was completed in 1919.