San Domenico, Palermo
San Domenico (''Saint Dominic'') is a Baroque architecture, Baroque-style Roman Catholic church, located on Piazza San Domenico, Palermo, Piazza San Domenico, and located in the ancient Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Castellammare (or Loggia), La Loggia, in central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. Piazza San Domenico opens to Via Roma a few blocks south of the large Palazzo delle Poste, Palermo, Palazzo delle Poste, and a few blocks north of Sant'Antonio Abate, Palermo, Sant'Antonio Abate and Teatro Biondo, is the northern border of the warren of alleys of the Vucciria neighborhood. The church houses the burial monuments of many notable Sicilians, and is known thus as the ''Pantheon of illustrious Sicilians''. History A Dominican Order, Dominican church was built on this site between 1280 and 1285. The church was built Norman architecture, Norman–Gothic architecture, Gothic style and had alongside a convent with a cloister that reproduced a small and simple cop ...
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Piazza San Domenico, Palermo
Piazza San Domenico is a square of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is located down Via Roma, Palermo, Via Roma, in the quarter of Loggia (Castellammare), La Loggia, within the historic centre of Palermo. The square derives its name from the San Domenico, Palermo, Church of San Domenico, one of the famous city sights. In the past it was called "''Piazza Imperiale''" (''Imperial Square''), because its creation was decided by the Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Charles VI. The middle of the square is dominated by the Colonna dell'Immacolata, Palermo, Column of the Immaculate Conception, designed by Tommaso Napoli in 1724 and erected by Giovanni Biagio Amico in 1728. The former Dominican Order, Dominican convent overlooking the square is the location of the Museo del Risorgimento, Palermo, Museo del Risorgimento. Moreover, the square represents an entrance of the La Vucciria market, La Vucciria, one of the historical markets of Palermo. References External links Pi ...
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