Palazzo Corvaia (Taormina)

Italy / Sizilien / Castelmola / Taormina
Palazzo Corvaia (sometimes spelt Palazzo Corvaja) is a medieval palace in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, dating from the 10th century. It was principally built at the end of the 14th century and is named after one of the oldest and most famous families of Taormina which owned it from 1538 to 1945.

On four main floors and constructed around a courtyard, the Moorish Gothic palazzo is crenellated. The principal floor has fenestration of pairs of lancet windows divided by columns. The courtyard walls are decorated by reliefs illustrating The Creation.

Today the palazzo is used as an exhibition centre.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Corvaia
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Coordinates:   37°51'14"N   15°17'18"E

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