Piazza Pretoria
The Piazza Pretoria is a square in Palermo , the capital of Sicily . It is located in the center of the old town a little south of the Quattro Canti on Via Maqueda and extends from this to the east. A wide flight of steps leads down from the square to Via Maqueda. The square takes its name from the Palazzo Pretorio, Palermo's former court palace .
The Piazza Pretoria was laid out in the 16th century to build the mannerist fountain Fontana Pretoria . Popularly, the Piazza Pretoria was given the name Piazza della Vergogna (Place of Shame) because of the naked statues of this fountain. This name is still used in Palermo today.
On the east side of the Piazza Pretoria across the street is the Dominican church of Santa Caterina , in the south the square is closed off by the Palazzo Pretorio, Palermo's town hall.
literature
- Brigit Carnabuci: Sicily. Greek temples, Roman villas, Norman cathedrals and baroque cities in the center of the Mediterranean (= DuMont art travel guide ). 6th, updated edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2011, ISBN 978-3-7701-4385-6 .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 6 ′ 56 ″ N , 13 ° 21 ′ 43 ″ E