Casina Cinese
| Chinese Palace | |
|---|---|
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 |
Het Palazzina Cinese (Nederlands: Chinees paleisje) is een voormalige koninklijke residentie in Palermo.Het ligt aan de rand van het Parco della Favorita en staat ook bekend als het Casina Cinese (Chinees huisje). La Casina Cinese, situata all’interno del parco della Favorita, nella versione regia del 1799 commissionata dalla Casa Reale di Borbone all’architetto Marvug. Palermo, Casina Cinese, decorazioni, Venanzio Marvuglia - architecture, style, decor According to British art historian Hugh Honour, the Palazzina – or Casina – Cinese in Palermo is the most refined example of Italian chinoiserie from the late 1700s.
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[edit]
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[edit]
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.
Gallery[edit]
Frescoes with Chinoiserie, Giuseppe Velazquez
Fresco, Giuseppe Velazquez
The garden
Pitrè Museum
See also[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palazzina cinese (Palermo). |
References[edit]
- ^ abc'Storia della Palazzina Cinese - Official site of the La Favorita Park'. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
External links[edit]
- (in Italian)Image gallery
- (in Italian)History of the palace - Provincia Regionale di Palermo
Coordinates: 38°10′00″N13°19′49″E / 38.1666°N 13.3304°E
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Palermo, Italy
- Category: building
- Location: Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
| 38.1668° or 38° 10' 0.3' north | Longitude 13.3304° or 13° 19' 49.3' east |
| 42 metres (138 feet) | OpenStreetMap ID way 685468668 |
| 11847681 |
Also Known As
- Dutch: Palazzina Cinese
- Esperanto: Ĉina Palaceto
- French: Palais chinois de Palerme
- French: palais chinois de Palerme
- German: Palazzina Cinese
- Hebrew: פאלאצינה צ'ינזה
- Italian: Casina Cinese
- Italian: Palazzina Cinese (Palermo)
- Italian: Palazzina Cinese
- Piemontese: Palass cinèis
- Spanish: Palazzina Cinese
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