Sicilian Baroque in the historic centre of Palermo by Silva Wischeropp

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by Silva Wischeropp

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This ramshackle, late Baroque palace façade is reminiscent of the splendour of bygone times. The image motif captivates with its mystical, ramshackle and fairytale charm.
For lovers of lost places and crumbling, fascinating, architectural building structures, a real eye-catcher for the office, study or also perfectly suited for hanging in entrance areas. Behind the decaying walls of the old palace lies a long mysterious history.
Piazza Bologni (or Piazza Bologna) is a square in the Albergheria district of Palermo's historic old town. It is located on Corso Vittorio Emanuele between the Norman Palace and the Quattro Canti.
The square was built around 1566. Soon the name Piazza Bologna became established, named after the palace of the Bologna family, built by Aloisio Bologna, Baron of Montefranco, in 1573. The square has a rectangular shape of about 30 × 80 metres. It extends roughly north-south (more precisely, north-north-west-south-southeast) and its north-western narrow side meets Corso Vittorio Emanuele.
It is surrounded by three palaces, Palazzo Alliata di Villafranca, Palazzo Ventimiglia-Riso and Palazzo Ugo. On the southwest side of the square is Palazzo Alliata di Villafranca, built on the site of the former Palazzo Bologna after it was destroyed in an earthquake in Palermo in 1751. Next to it, on the south-eastern side, is Palazzo Ugo, commissioned by Vincenzo Ugo in the first half of the 18th century. The left wing of the building was destroyed during the last world war.