Palazzo dell'Esposizione

The Palazzo dell'Esposizione was a building in Catania erected to host the 1907 Sicilian Agricultural Exposition. The building had the architectural style reminiscent of the eclecticism-liberty of Catania, as well as being Gothic-Orientalist and Neo-Moorish. The building was located in Piazza d'Armi (today's Piazza Giovanni Verga) and was build according to plans by Sicilian engineer Luciano Franco (1868-1943).^[2][3][4][5]

Palazzo dell'Esposizione

Palazzo dell'Esposizione
Address	Catania Italy
Type	Palace
Genre(s)	Gothic, Orientalist and Neo-Moorish
Current use	Destroyed
Construction
Opened	April 14, 1907[1]
Closed	1 December, 1907[1]
Demolished	1911
Architect	Luciano Franco

Although all of the existing structures built for the Expo were dismantled as of 1st December 1907, the building itself was actually demolished in 1911.^[6]

In 1936, in the northern side of the esplanade, which by then had been renamed Piazza dell'Esposizione, works for the construction of the imposing Palace of Justice were set in motion, to be completed in 1953, after a hiatus owing mainly to World War II, lasting from 1940 to 1948.^[5]

References

1. Gatto, Cristina (February 14, 2019). "Palazzo dell'Esposizione: c'era una volta l'Expo". itCatania (in Italian). Retrieved September 7, 2024.
2. De Roberto, Federico (1908). Esposizione di Catania 1907 albo illustrato (in Italian). Catania: Galatola. p. 16.
3. "La II Esposizione Agricola Siciliana". La Tribuna Illustrata (historical weekly) (in Italian). No. 6. February 10, 1907.
4. Nicolosi, Salvatore (1985). Vecchie foto di Catania (in Italian). Tringale Editore. p. 225. ASIN B07C3QGJX9.
5. Margarone, Edward Agrippino (August 31, 2018). "Piazza Verga nel 1907: quando non c'era il tribunale ma l'Expo". LiveUniCT (in Italian). Retrieved September 7, 2024.
6. "Piazza Giovanni Verga". Liotru (in Italian). Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2024.