Palazzo Jung
Palazzo Jung stands near Piazza Magione in Palermo, as a nineteenth-century palace built by the Barons of Verbumcaudo. Its neoclassical entrance has slender columns and balconies. About 6,000 square metres span the ground, first and second floors, together with several mezzanines.
The residence passed to the Jung family in 1921, connecting its rooms with Palermo’s commercial history. Three Jewish brothers from Milan developed exports of dried fruit, citrus essences, and sumac. The Province of Palermo acquired the building in 1959, then restored its interiors and garden. Temporary exhibitions and cultural events now occupy the restored spaces.
Parco Jung gives the grounds a public setting for meetings, dialogue, and reflection. Red poppy-shaped lamps remain lit in memory of the victims of the Capaci massacre. A monumental Moreton Bay fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, rises through the garden with multiple trunks. Planted around 1890, it reaches about 19 metres and measures roughly 30 metres around its base.
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