Palazzo Florio: the soul of Favignana, design of the great Damiani Almeyda

There was a time when art and architecture had a very important role internationally in Sicily and elsewhere. It is not a time so long ago. That time was the 800 Sicilian, and in this respect the architect and engineer Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda He represented for Palermo and Sicily a terrific culmination. The projects of the great architect had them under the eyes every day wandering around Sicily. Palermo it in full.

A great example of architectural art Almeyda is represented by Palazzo Florio Favignana, commissioned by the great family of Calabrian entrepreneurs for their summer residence in Egadi. I Florio, settled in Sicily, in the Trapani area put on a formidable business empire. Favignana was in fact one of the many holdings of the family. The first trap, who was the economic driver of the islands for decades, and then their beautiful manor house whose construction was followed by the engineer Filippo La Porta.

Impossible not to notice the Palazzo Florio: Coming in Favignana it is almost obligated to see it already from the sea and the superb beauty mark that is not expected on an island coming from the sea it right you can see the huge complex of the trap and the center of the bay, in a slightly elevated position with respect to the marina, here is the neo-Gothic palace with refined furnishings and Sicilian liberty decorations.

This short article is not meant to be a compendium on the history or a guide to the palace where the network is already well equipped, but he wants to present the proofs and the original designs of the project dell'Almeyda, long ago exposed all’Historical Archive of Palermo along with many other projects.

Good trip 😉




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Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda. Florio Favignana.
Study design with statement, plant, section details.

a pencil drawing, ink and watercolor. Palermo 1877. State Archives, Palermo


Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda. Florio Favignana.
To the left, photograph with a perspective view of the 1878,
to the right, table of the master plan with ground floor plan.

finished in watercolor design 1875. State Archives, Palermo


Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda. Florio Favignana.
Table of preliminary project with ground floor plan.

finished in watercolor design 1875. State Archives, Palermo


Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda. Florio Favignana.
Freehand sketch of the prospectus on the printer's proof of the G volume. Damiani Almeyda
“Application of elementary geometry the study of design”

ink drawing, Palermo 1877. State Archives, Palermo


Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda,
portrait youth and some tools. State Archives, Palermo


Today Palazzo Florio Favignana is the representative office of the City and is always open. During the summer are held events, meetings, exhibitions also stable of local artisans and cultural events. Also in the semi-basement, accessible port side, There is the seat of the First Aid Center for Sea Turtles dell’Marine Protected Area Aegadian.

In short, a gathering place for the community and an important egadina manumento that can not miss in canet visit of a tourist.

 

 


Damiani Almeyda: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Damiani_Almeyda

Florio Family: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florio


 

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