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Palazzo Trabia
Palazzo Trabia is a historic building in Santo Stefano di Camastra, in the province of Messina in Italy. It is currently home to the Civic Museum of Ceramics. The palace was built by Giuseppe Lanza Barresi at the end of the 17th century. Located on a large terrace, it is about 80 m s.l.m. The building underwent a series of interventions, until it became definitive in the second half of the nineteenth century. It was acquired by the City of Santo Stefano in 1994. The then mayor set up the museum in the palace. The Museum preserves art ceramics A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain ... of the greatest Italian ceramist masters, including Pompeo Pianezzola, Alessio Tasca, Carlo Zauli, Rocco Famularo, Philadelphio Todaro, Rosa Maria Raffaele, Giuseppe Prinzi and Federico Bonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Trabia - Museo Delle Ceramiche
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which housed the Imperial residences. Most European languages have a version of the term (''palais'', ''palazzo'', ''palacio'', etc.), and many use it for a wider range of buildings than English. In many parts of Europe, the equivalent term is also applied to large private houses in cities, especially of the aristocracy; often the term for a large country house is different. Many historic palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments, museums, hotels, or office buildings. The word is also sometimes used to describe a lavishly ornate building used for public entertainment or exhibitions such as a movie palace. A palace is distinguished from a castle while the latter clearly is fortified or has the style of a fortification, whereas a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
