Palazzina Cinese

Chinese Palace
Palazzina Cinese
Palazzina Cinese, façade
Alternative names Real Casina alla Cinese
General information
Status now used as a museum
Type Palace
Architectural style Eclecticism
Location Palermo, Italy
Construction started 1799
Completed 1806
Client Ferdinand III of Bourbon
Technical details
Floor count 3
Design and construction
Architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia

The Chinese Palace (Italian: Palazzina Cinese), also known as Real Casina alla Cinese, is a former royal residence of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies designed in the style of Chinoiserie. It is located in Palermo, inside the park of La Favorita. The Ethnographic Museum of Sicily, named after Giuseppe Pitrè, is located in one of the Palace's guesthouse.

History

The building was designed in 1799 by the architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia on commission by the King Ferdinand III of Sicily.[1] The ruler had previously bought land and a house that was Chinese in design, belonging to the Baron Benedetto Lombardo and designed by Marvuglia himself.[1] The architectural complex and its garden were completed between 1800 and 1806.

In 1860, as a result of the Unification of Italy, the residence passed to the House of Savoy. Then, it became the property of the Comune of Palermo and has been converted into a museum.

Description

The apartments of the Palace are distributed on three floors. On the first floor there are the reception hall, a dining room and the bedroom of the King. On the second floor there is the apartment of the Queen Maria Carolina of Austria.[1] On the third floor there's an octagonal terrace covered like a pagoda.

The building is decorated with paintings and frescoes of Giuseppe Velazquez, Vincenzo Riolo and other artists.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Storia della Palazzina Cinese - Official site of the La Favorita Park".

Coordinates: 38°10′00″N 13°19′49″E / 38.1666°N 13.3304°E / 38.1666; 13.3304

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