Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Piazza Pretoria
Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Piazza Pretoria
Piazza Pretoria, also known as square of Shame, is at the limits of the district of Kalsa, near the corner of Cassaro with Via Maqueda, just a few meters from the Quattro Canti, the exact center of the historic city of Palermo.
In 1573 the Senate of Palermo bought a fountain initially intended for the Palace of San Clemente in Florence, with the intention of placing it in the square. To make way for the monumental achievement, designed for an open place, several homes were demolished and the fountain was re-adapted to the site with the addition of new parts. In 1581 the works of accommodation of the fountain on the square.
The large central fountain is the focal point for sixteen nude statues of nymphs, humans, mermaids and satyrs. Since eighteenth century in 1860, the fountain was considered the representation of corrupt municipalities, and Palermo nicknamed the square with the nudity of the statues, the Square of Shame (Piazza della vergogna.) This may have also been reflecting the prevailing influence of the Spanish Inquisition during that time.
At the center of the square is the Fontana Pretoria (1554), by Francesco Camilliani, occupying a large part of the extension that strongly characterizes the Plan Praetorian. Three of the four sides are enclosed by buildings: the Praetorian Palace (the town hall) built in fourteenth century and renovated in nineteenth century, the Church of St. Catherine (end of sixteenth century), and two baronial palaces: Palazzo Bonocore and Palazzo Bordonaro. The fourth side of the square with a staircase descends to Via Maqueda.
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GAETANO BASILE - FONTANA PRETORIA
Gaetano Basile e la fontana Pretoria
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Il Sindaco Leoluca Orlando, il Presidente del Consiglio Comunale Salvatore Orlando e Fastweb per aver reso possibile la realizzazione del sito di Palazzo di Città
Gaetano Basile per il contributo video originale su Piazza Pretoria e Garibaldi
Rosalba Bellomare per la creazione, il coinvolgimento e lo stimolo del team di lavoro
Rosa Bellanca per la documentazione e il supporto alla realizzazione dei video
Giovanni Tripi per il video sull'orologio
Dario Di Bona - ideazione del progetto e coordinamento;
Altraforma: Francesco Varone, Simone Tirendi, Angelo Zito - Comunicazione, ideazione e realizzazione
Rosa Tinnirello - copywriting
Francesco Murana - Riprese e videoediting
Alessandro Librio - Sound design
Giuseppe Zito - Foto
Il Genio e la Santuzza per vegliare costantemente su Palermo.
Fonti bibliografiche principali: ‘La città in Comune’, Palermo, Caliari Project, 2013; Pietro Gulotta, ‘Il Palazzo delle Aquile’, Palermo, La Ginestra Editrice, 1988; Salvatore Pedone ‘La Fontana Pretoria’, Palermo, La Ginestra Editrice, 1988; Antonio Aurelio Piazza e Rosa Bellanca ‘L’orologio del Palazzo Pretorio, Palermo’ ( 2014 ); Altri riferimenti bibliografici sono collegati tramite link web all’interno del sito.
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Palermo, Sicily, Italy. A Walk Around Pretoria Fountain and Square
The Praetorian Fountain is a monumental fountain of Palermo. The fountain represents the Twelve Olympians, other mythological figures, animals and the rivers of Palermo. It is located in the heart of the historic centre and it is the most important landmark of Piazza Pretoria. Because of the nudity of the statues, the square became known as Piazza della Vergogna (Square of Shame).
The fountain was created for the garden of don Luigi de Toledo in Florence and was commissioned to the Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani. The work was started in 1554. But in 1573 the indebted Luigi de Toledo sold the fountain to the city of Palermo, that decided to place it in the square in front of the Palazzo Pretorio.
In 1574 the fountain arrived in Palermo. In order to transport it, the fountain was disassembled in 644 pieces. Then, in order to make room for the fountain, several buildings were demolished. However, the fountain arrived incompleted in Palermo. Some sculptures were damaged during the transport, others were maybe kept by Luigi de Toledo. The work of assembling was made by Camillo Camilliani, son of Francesco Camilliani. In 1581 he completed the work with the help of Michelangelo Naccherino.
In 1998 the restoration of the fountain started. It was completed in 2003.
La fontana Pretoria fu realizzata nel 1554 da Francesco Camilliani a Firenze, ma nel 1581 venne trasferita in piazza Pretoria a Palermo. I palermitani soprannominarono la piazza, anche per la nudità delle statue, piazza della Vergogna.
La fontana fu realizzata per il giardino di don Luigi Álvarez de Toledo a Firenze. Ma nel 1573, spinto dai debiti, don Luigi riuscì a vendere la fontana alla città di Palermo, che decise di collocarla nella piazza su cui prospetta il Palazzo Pretorio.
La fontana giunse a Palermo nel 1574 smontata in 644 pezzi. Per far posto alla monumentale realizzazione furono demolite diverse abitazioni. La fontana tuttavia non arrivò completa e alcune sculture si erano rovinate durante il trasporto, mentre altre forse furono trattenute dal proprietario. La ricomposizione e l'adattamento della fontana fu affidata nel 1574 a Camillo Camilliani, figlio di Francesco, che ultimò i suoi interventi nel 1581 con l'aiuto di Michelangelo Naccherino.
Nel novembre del 1998 fu intrapresa un'opera di restauro, che durò fino al novembre del 2003.
Piazza Pretoria Raccontata Palermo
- Le tue vacanze in Sicilia
Ecco la storia di Piazza Pretoria e della Fontana Pretoria, raccontata durante una manifestazione a Palermo durante la quale la piazza si è animata ed illuminata con le storie di alcune statue.
Vacanze a Palermo.
Piazza Pretoria, Palermo
This is the Piazza Pretoria aka Piazza della Vergogna (square of shame) for the nudity of the fountains statues among other politics. The statues were made in 1554 by Francesco Camilliani.
Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Fontana della Vergogna - Fontana Pretoria
Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Fontana della Vergogna - Fontana Pretoria
The Praetorian Fountain is a monumental fountain of Palermo. It is located in the heart of the historic centre and represents the most important landmark of Piazza Pretoria. The fountain was built by Francesco Camilliani in the city of Florence in 1554, but was transferred in Palermo in 1574.
The fountain was created for the garden of don Luigi de Toledo in Florence. Previously the land of the garden had belonged to the nuns of San Domenico al Maglio and was obtained, after a lot of pressure, in 1551. Subsequently, in 1584, the Palazzo di San Clemente was built on this site. The creation of this unusual garden (devoid of palaces) and of the fountain was commissioned to the Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani, student of Baccio Bandinelli.
The work was started in 1554. The fountain included 48 statues and was surrounded by a long arbor formed by 90 columns of wood designed by Bartolomeo Ammannati. Giorgio Vasari called the fountain: «fonte stupendissima che non ha pari in Fiorenza nè forse in Italia» («wonderful-est fountain, that is unparalleled in Florence and maybe in all Italy»).
In 1573 the indebted Luigi de Toledo (brother of the former Viceroy of Sicily García de Toledo), on the verge of moving to Naples, sold the fountain to the city of Palermo. In fact, the Senate of Palermo decided to buy the building e to place it in the square in front of the Palazzo Pretorio.
On 26 May 1574 the fountain arrived in Palermo. In order to transport it, the fountain was disassembled in 644 pieces. Then, in order to make room for the fountain, several buildings were demolished. However, the fountain arrived incompleted in Palermo. Some sculptures were damaged during the transport, others were maybe kept by Luigi de Toledo (probably the statues of two Divinities preserved in the Bargello Museum of Florence and other statues placed in Naples and then in the garden of Abadia, in the Spanish city of Cáceres).
Therefore, in Palermo some adjustment were necessary. The work of assembling was made by Camillo Camilliani, son of Francesco Camilliani. In 1581 he completed the work with the help of Michelangelo Naccherino.
Between 18th century and 19th century, the fountain was considered a sort of depiction of the corrupt municipality of Palermo. For this reason and because of the nudity of the statues, the square became known as Piazza della Vergogna (Square of Shame).
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Piazza Pretoria fountain in Palermo, Sicily
A fountain that was meant for a villa in Florence ended up in Palermo. Very few tourists come here and it seems very deserted and almost alone and sad.
Palermo - Piazza Pretoria
Acquistata per 30,000 scudi dalla città di Palermo nel 1555 la fontana di piazza pretoria è oggi una delle sculture palermitane di rilevante valore architettonico.
Palermo Quattro Canti, Fontana di Piazza Pretoria, Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
Piazza Pretoria a Palermo
Piazza Pretoria - Palermo
Piazza pretoria, soprannominata Piazza della Vergogna per via delle statue nude.
Il video mostra alcune delle 37 statue: (3 livelli x 8 statue) 24 divinità, 12 elementi compongono i 4 gruppi dei fiumi, 1 Genio di Palermo collocato in cima.
Sotto la Fontana Pretoria - Palermo
Diritti riservati - 2015
Praetorian Fountain, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
The Praetorian Fountain is a monumental fountain of Palermo. It is located in the heart of the historic centre and represents the most important landmark of Piazza Pretoria. The fountain was built by Francesco Camilliani in the city of Florence in 1554, but was transferred in Palermo in 1574. The fountain was created for the garden of don Luigi de Toledo in Florence. Previously the land of the garden had belonged to the nuns of San Domenico al Maglio and was obtained, after a lot of pressure, in 1551. Subsequently, in 1584, the Palazzo di San Clemente was built on this site. The creation of this unusual garden (devoid of palaces) and of the fountain was commissioned to the Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani, student of Baccio Bandinelli. The work was started in 1554. The fountain included 48 statues and was surrounded by a long arbor formed by 90 columns of wood designed by Bartolomeo Ammannati. Giorgio Vasari called the fountain: «fonte stupenda che non ha pari in Firenze né forse in Italia» («wonderful-est fountain, that is unparalleled in Florence and maybe in all Italy»). In 1573 the indebted Luigi de Toledo (brother of the former Viceroy of Sicily García de Toledo), on the verge of moving to Naples, sold the fountain to the city of Palermo. In fact, the Senate of Palermo decided to buy the building e to place it in the square in front of the Palazzo Pretorio. On 26 May 1574 the fountain arrived in Palermo. In order to transport it, the fountain was disassembled in 644 pieces. Then, in order to make room for the fountain, several buildings were demolished. However, the fountain arrived incompleted in Palermo. Some sculptures were damaged during the transport, others were maybe kept by Luigi de Toledo (probably the statues of two Divinities preserved in the Bargello Museum of Florence and other statues placed in Naples and then in the garden of Abadia, in the Spanish city of Cáceres). Therefore, in Palermo some adjustment were necessary. The work of assembling was made by Camillo Camilliani, son of Francesco Camilliani. In 1581 he completed the work with the help of Michelangelo Naccherino.
Between 18th century and 19th century, the fountain was considered a sort of depiction of the corrupt municipality of Palermo. For this reason and because of the nudity of the statues, the square became known as Piazza della Vergogna (Square of Shame). In 1998 the restoration of the fountain started. It was completed in 2003. The fountain represents the Twelve Olympians, other mythological figures, animals and the rivers of Palermo. In 1973, Italian National Postal Service dedicated a postage stamp to the Fontana Pretoria.
piazza pretoria Palermo, piazza della vergogna, Sicily
На площади Претория, Палермо, Сицилия | Piazza Pretoria, Palermo, Sicilia
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Piazza Pretoria Palermo
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Piazza Pretoria
Views of the Piazza Pretoria in Palermo, Italy.
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