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Piazza Marina
Piazza Marina is a square of Palermo. It is located down the Cassaro street, in the quarter of the Kalsa, within the historic centre of Palermo. The square is dominated by the great Garibaldi Garden. History In the Middle Ages the area of Piazza Marina was a swamp connected to the ancient port of Palermo, the Cala. During the 14th century the area was cleared. In the Spaniard period, the space of the square was used by the Inquisition (whose headquarters was the adjacent Palazzo Chiaramonte) for its convictions. In 1863, Giovan Battista Filippo Basile designed the Garibaldi Garden, named after national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, at the centre of Piazza Marina. This garden is famous because the biggest ''Ficus macrophylla'' of Europe is situated in it. In the zone of Piazza Marina are also located several buildings like Palazzo Chiaramonte, Palazzo Galletti di San Cataldo, Palazzo Fatta, Palazzo Notarbartolo di Villarosa Dagnino, Palazzo delle Finanze, the Hotel de France, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giardino Garibaldi
Giardino is Italian for ''garden''. It may refer to: * Giardino (album), 2011 album by Finnish krautrock band Circle * Giardino Bellini, urban park of Catania, Italy *Giardino, Capalbio, village in the province of Grosseto, Italy * Il Giardino Armonico, Italian early music ensemble who use period instruments * Palazzo del Giardino, historic palace in Parma, Italy * Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (Holy Guardian Angels), church on Via Alpi Apuane, Rome * Villa Giardino, town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina People with the surname *Gaetano Giardino Gaetano Giardino (24 January 1864 – 21 November 1935) was an Italian soldier that rose to the rank of Marshal of Italy during World War I.http://www.montegrappa.org/grande_guerra/giardino_gaetano.php a webpage dedicated to Marshal Giardino Lif ... (1864–1935), Italian soldier who became Marshal of Italy during World War I * Patrik Giardino (born 1966), Swedish photographer and director based in America * Vittorio Giar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Fatta
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] |
