The Palazzo Paradiso in Ferrara was erected in 1391 and decorated with scenes of court life and motifs drawn from the literature of chivalry. It was designated a centre for various university faculties in 1557 during which an imposing façade with the clock tower and a large portal in white stone was added, a design of Alessandro Balbi and Giovan Battista Aleotti. Antonio Foschini was responsible for the broad staircase leading to the Ariostea and Francesco Mazzarelli the Anatomical Theatre in the 18th Century. The tomb of Ludovico Ariosto was installed here in 1801 from Saint Benedict’s Church.
