Palazzo degli Elefanti
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Palazzo degli Elefanti is Catania’s historic Baroque city hall, renowned for its elegant architecture and prominent location in the heart of the city’s main square.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palazzo degli Elefanti canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque architecture
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city hall ⓘ historic building ⓘ palace ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sicilian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 37.502°N 15.087°E ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasAddress | Piazza Duomo, 95124 Catania CT, Italy ⓘ |
| hasArchitect |
Francesco Battaglia
NERFINISHED
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Giovanni Battista Longobardo NERFINISHED ⓘ Giovanni Battista Vaccarini NERFINISHED ⓘ Giuseppe Palazzotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBalconyView | Piazza del Duomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacade | Baroque facade ⓘ |
| hasFunction | city hall of Catania ⓘ |
| hasPart |
balconies overlooking Piazza del Duomo
ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ council chambers ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
architectural attraction
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historic landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage of Italy ⓘ |
| imageDepicts | Catania’s municipal coat of arms ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catania
NERFINISHED
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Piazza del Duomo, Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily ⓘ historic center of Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Metropolitan City of Catania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Region of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Catania Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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Fontana dell’Elefante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
lava stone
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white limestone ⓘ |
| officialName | Palazzo degli Elefanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Comune di Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO World Heritage Site "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto" (context of historic center) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| reconstructionStart | early 18th century ⓘ |
| shortDescription | Baroque city hall of Catania on Piazza del Duomo ⓘ |
| significantBuilding | example of Sicilian Baroque civic architecture ⓘ |
| significantEvent | reconstruction after the 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ |
| usedFor | seat of the municipal government of Catania ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Piazza del Duomo (Catania)