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Arcivescovado

The Arcivescovado arises in Duomo Square in Ortigia.
It preserves some traces of the ancient episcopal palace, the Ancient Librery Alagoniana and the treasure of the Duomo.

The Arcivescovado arises in Duomo Square in Ortigia, nearby to Duomo of Siracusa.
The traces of the ancient palace of the bishops are still visible in the portico and inside a small chapel with mighty vaults which recall those of Maniace castle and of the palace Bellomo. Both remains they are of Swabian origin.

The building had to undergo rearrangements in the Aragonese period as there suggests the trifora triloba emerged from the wall surface of the second courtyard. It was built by Bishop Torres in 1618 and designed by Andrea Vermexio.

On the gable of the entablature fits the bishop’s coat of arms. The central part of the facade, set between pilasters, ends in a gable subsequently incorporated in the attic built in 1762 by the military architect Louis Dumontier.

A vestibule supported by monolithic columns of Egyptian granite opened in 1744 leads to a second courtyard, in the bottom of which is prominent, almost a theatrical setting, the Casa degli Esercizi built by Bishop Requesenz in 1762.

Inside you'll find the ancient Alagoniana Library with his ancient texts, while on the svevian chapel is preserved the treasure of the Duomo with jewellers and sacre works of art.

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Piazza Duomo, Ortigia
96100 - Siracusa (SR)