Palazzo Comitini

Comitini Palace
Palazzo Comitini

Façade of the palace. Via Maqueda
Alternative names Palazzo Gravina di Comitini
General information
Architectural style Baroque
Location Palermo, Italy
Country Italy
Coordinates 38°06′45.54″N 13°21′47.09″E / 38.1126500°N 13.3630806°E / 38.1126500; 13.3630806
Construction started 1766
Completed 1781
Design and construction
Architect Nicolò Palma

Palazzo Comitini, complete name Palazzo Gravina di Comitini, is a Baroque palace of Palermo. It is located in the central Via Maqueda and is the official seat of the Metropolitan City of Palermo (the former Province of Palermo).

The palace was built between 1766 and 1781 by the will of Michele Gravina Cruillas, prince of Comitini. The design of the palace was realized by the architect Nicolò Palma. Palazzo Comitini is decorated with many artworks. Particularly suggestive is the so-called "Sala Martorana", frescoed by the painter Gioacchino Martorana.


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