Praetorian Palace | |
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Palazzo Pretorio | |
Alternative names | Palazzo delle Aquile |
General information | |
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
Location | Palermo, Italy |
Country | Italy |
Coordinates | 38°06′54″N 13°21′44″E / 38.11500°N 13.36222°E |
Current tenants | Municipality of Palermo |
Construction started | 1463 |
Completed | 1875 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Giacomo Benfante, Mariano Smiriglio, Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda |
Website | |
Comune of Palermo |
The Praetorian Palace (Italian: Palazzo Pretorio), also known as Palace of the Eagles (Italian: Palazzo delle Aquile), is a palace of Palermo. The building has an important role in the political life of the city, since it houses the mayor and the offices of the municipality of Palermo. It is located in the heart of the historic centre, between Via Maqueda, Piazza Pretoria and Piazza Bellini, in the same area of other well-known architectural landmarks like the Fontana Pretoria, the Baroque church of Santa Caterina and the Medieval churches of Martorana and San Cataldo (both of them are World Heritage Sites).