Porta di Vicari
Porta di Vicari stands at the end of Via Maqueda in Palermo, where a city passage became a ceremonial landmark. You see a neoclassical gate with Tuscan columns, a balustrade, and a Doric frieze.
The first gate appeared when Via Maqueda was created in 1600, as Palermo opened new routes through its walls. Francesco del Bosco, Count of Vicari and the city’s chief magistrate, gave it its original name, while the nearby Sant’Antonino convent later inspired another. Andrea Palma reshaped the exterior in 1716, and Pietro Ranieri designed the larger structure built in 1789. Its side fountains once carried allegorical sculptures, while a monumental fountain and semicircular seat stood in front.
The old bastion disappeared as Palermo expanded after 1860, leaving columns and stonework aligned with the city beyond its former walls.
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