Palace of Quattro Pizzi in Palermo
The Palazzina dei Quattro Pizzi in Palermo is one of the most particular buildings that characterize the architecture of Palermo.
It was commissioned by Vincenzo Florio who, after having bought the complex of the tonnara all'Arenella in 1830, commissioned his friend Carlo Giachery to transform the latter into a noble residence.
The Palazzina, in neo-Gothic style , takes its name from the four turrets or spiers which emerge from the roof. The quadrangular plan contains within it airy rooms with exceptional colors, with valuable furniture characterized by particular wooden embroideries.
It is said that the Tsar of Russia Nicholas I, on a visit in 1845 with his wife and daughter, he was so fascinated by the beauty of Casa Florio that he wanted to reproduce a room identical to that of the tower in the imperial residence in St. Petersburg, which they called "Rinella".
