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.
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The apartments of the Palace are distributed on three floors. On the first floor, there is the entry hall, a small office, a dining room (with a "magical" table) and the King's bedroom. The second floor was dedicated to the servants and has a much lower ceiling and no frescos: male workers on one side and female workers on the other. The third floor contains the apartments of the Queen Maria Carolina of Austria.[1] including a reception room and her private chambers. The Queen's floor is entirely surrounded by an open-air terrace giving a view of the gardens, accessible either from the interior or from two external circular staircases. The 4th and uppermost floor is an octagonal terrace covered like a pagoda.
The grand reception hall (or ballroom), bathing room, and magical table room are found semi-underground, beneath the king's living quarters.
palazzina, cinese, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Palazzina Cinese news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Pitre is located in one of the Palace s guesthouse Chinese PalacePalazzina CinesePalazzina Cinese facadeAlternative namesReal Casina alla CineseGeneral informationStatusnow used as a museumTypePalaceArchitectural styleEclecticismLocationPalermo ItalyConstruction started1799Completed1806ClientFerdinand III of BourbonTechnical detailsFloor count3Design and constructionArchitect s Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe 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 editThe apartments of the Palace are distributed on three floors On the first floor there is the entry hall a small office a dining room with a magical table and the King s bedroom The second floor was dedicated to the servants and has a much lower ceiling and no frescos male workers on one side and female workers on the other The third floor contains the apartments of the Queen Maria Carolina of Austria 1 including a reception room and her private chambers The Queen s floor is entirely surrounded by an open air terrace giving a view of the gardens accessible either from the interior or from two external circular staircases The 4th and uppermost floor is an octagonal terrace covered like a pagoda The grand reception hall or ballroom bathing room and magical table room are found semi underground beneath the king s living quarters The building is decorated with paintings and frescoes of Giuseppe Velazquez Vincenzo Riolo and other artists Gallery edit nbsp Frescoes with Chinoiserie Giuseppe Velazquez nbsp Fresco Giuseppe Velazquez nbsp The garden nbsp Pitre MuseumSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palazzina cinese Palermo Parco della Favorita Riserva naturale orientata Monte Pellegrino Museo Etnografico Siciliano Giuseppe PitreReferences edit a b c 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 38 10 00 N 13 19 49 E 38 1666 N 13 3304 E 38 1666 13 3304 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palazzina Cinese amp oldid 1186791131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
