Palazzo dei Normanni (Palatul Norman)
In the 9th century, the Arabs built a palace for their emir, and under the leaders of Normani and Hohestaufen Frederick II, the palace became even more splendid.He suffered a long period of neglect, until the Spanish viceries renovated and extended it to use it as a residence.Since 1947, the Regional Parliament of Sicily has settled here. In no prominent nature structure remains on the northeast front, Torre Pisana height with its curated square blocks and the blind arches of ogival arches.It is the last remaining of the four original towers;Inside it is a typical square room, above which an observer was built in 1791. n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n The steps lead to the middle of the palace, the Palatina Cappella on the first floor and the real appliances (the royal apartments) in the second.Here, you will see the Hall of Ercule (Hercule's Hall), where the Sicilian Parliament is now, as the Baron Parliament did in the Middle Ages.To the west of the palace is the Porta Nuova, the magnificent gate built in 1535.