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Palazzo Chiaramonte
The largest palazzo on Piazza Marina, the imposing 14th-century Palazzo Chiaramonte, was the headquarters of the Inquisition. Now part of the University of Palermo, it is only open for special exhibitions.
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Palazzo dei Normanni
West along Corso Vittorio Emanuele, past the waving palms in Piazza della Vittoria, rises the fortress palace of Palazzo dei Normanni, once the centre of a magnificent medieval court and now the seat of the Sicilian parliament.
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Palazzo Mirto
Just off Piazza Marina is one of the only palazzi open to the public, Palazzo Mirto . Considering Palermitan extravagances, the palazzo is actually pretty modest. Its walls are covered in acres of silk and velvet wallpaper, and vast embroidered wall hangings, while its floors are paved in coloured marbles and mosaics.
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Teatro Massimo
Built between 1875 and 1897 by Giovanni Battista Basile and subsequently his son, Ernesto, to celebrate the unification of Italy, Teatro Massimo has become a symbol of the triumph and tragedy of Palermo itself.
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