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I quattro cantiItalia

I Quattro Canti sono una piazza ottagonale centrale, incrocio fra i due principali assi viari di Palermo: la via Maqueda e il Cassaro (la via, di origine fenicia, che collega l'acropoli, con il Palazzo dei Normanni al mare, oggi nota come Corso Vittorio Emanuele è la più antica strada di Palermo).
Il nome esatto dello spazio è Piazza Vigliena (in omaggio al Viceré il cui nome completo era marchese don Juan Fernandez Pacheco de Villena y Ascalon), ma le fonti antiche lo ricordano come Ottangolo o Teatro del Sole perché durante le ore del giorno almeno una delle quinte architettoniche è illuminata dal sole.

I quattro canti

I Quattro Canti is a central octagonal square, crossing between the two main roads of Palermo: the way Maqueda and Cassaro (the way, of Phoenician origin, linking the Acropolis, the Palace of the Normans to the sea, now known as Corso Vittorio Emanuele is the oldest street in Palermo).
The exact name of the area is Piazza Vigliena (in honor of the Viceroy, whose full name was Don Marquis Juan Fernandez Pacheco de Villena y Ascalon), but recall the ancient sources as Ottangolo o Teatro del Sole because during the times of the day at least one of fifth architecture is illuminated by the sun.

Nearby stands the recent renovation of the building where there are between nice apartments furnished and equipped with refined taste and restraint in respecting the original architectural features of the building:

Furnishings and finishes have been treated personally by the owner are also brand new to ensure every comfort even in the city center.
The position of the Quattro Canti apartment is ideal for those wishing to discover the center without having to use public or private means. All the major monuments of historic and cultural interest are located a few meters and are all located within walking distance in the exact geographic center of the ancient city of Palermo.

The three apartments respond to the needs of families and couples, and have different sizes and solutions.

La piazza dei 4 Canti

 

 

The square represents the point of arrival of a true urban revolution. Before it, the construction of a building conditioned accommodation town planning, after it, are the streets and squares that determine the evolution of the city.
The square is the correct style and the four facades uniform are adorned with friezes and carvings of very valuable and twelve statues, arranged on three tiers: the statues of the first order, which symbolize the four seasons, are each about

a fountain placed between two columns of marble, while the second order, are the statues of Spanish kings Charles V, Philip II, Philip III and Philip IV, were placed in niches between two columns Scannell, finally, those of the third order are the statues of the four holy virgin Palermo: Santa Cristina, Santa Ninfa, and Sant'Oliva Sant'Agata. These statues are topped by large marble eagles with the royal arms on the chest and two shields at the sides, one of the Viceroy and the other of the City