Fizzarotti Palace
| Fizzarotti Palace | |
|---|---|
Fizzarotti Palace facade | |
| Alternative names | Palazzo Fizzarotti |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Venetian Gothic, Eclectic |
| Town or city | Bari |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°07′33″N 16°51′49″E / 41.1259°N 16.8635°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Named for | Emanuele Fizzarotti |
| Estimated completion | 1906 |
| Renovated | 2019 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Cesare Augusto Corradini, Ettore Bernich |
Fizzarotti Palace is a four-story palatial building located in the city center of Bari, Italy. It is a well-preserved example of eclecticism in architecture. The Italian Ministry for Cultural and Environmental Heritage declared it a national monument in 1989.
History
Entrepreneur and banker Emanuele Fizzarotti commissioned Italian architects Ettore Bernich and Cesare Augusto Corradini to create the building in the late 1800s; they completed it in 1906. Corradini was a Freemason and incorporated numerous Masonic symbols throughout the building. [1] Corradini designed two other buildings in Bari, Palazzo Ingami-Scalvini and the Fiera del Levante. [2]
Palazzo Fizzarotti’s design was so unique that its builders presented their architectural drawings at the national exhibition of art in Milan in 1906. That same year, the palace hosted Vittorio Emanuele III, the future king of Italy, and his fiance, Elena of Montenegro, who abdicated the Russian Orthodox faith in order to marry him.
The palace’s façade is Venetian Gothic style. The second floor or “noble floor” contains the most significant rooms: fourteen salons, three bathrooms, and a kitchen. Each room reflects a different historical period. The Pink Salon or Il Salone Rosa exemplifies the Rococo period and was renovated in June 2019. Aldo Moro University professors Tiziana Elisabetta De Lillo and Elisabetta Longo led the restoration, completed by a team of female students in the university’s Department of Conservation and Restoration. [3]
Salona Trecentesco was created in the Venetian Gothic style of the 1300s. It is dominated by two murals by Augusto Corradini that depict the marriage of Federico II and Yolanda di Brienne, and the Venetians’ arrival in Bari—a campaign led by Orseolo II in 1002 to free the city from the Saracens. [4] The Hall of the Arts and Commerce (Lo salona dell Arti e del Lavoro) illustrates the progression of agriculture and the arts in Southern Italy. The fireplace salon features wall and ceiling panels made of wood inlays in the shape of regional plants and animals and esoteric Masonic symbols. Other rooms have Art Nouveau and Victorian themes.
The floors throughout the palace are made of semi-precious stones. The style is known as Venetian terrazzo (Battuto Veneziano). While most samples of this style are made from chips of quartz and other stone, the palace floors are made from powdered stone paste laid down in intricate, sophisticated patterns.
The palace’s furnishings include period couches, Murano glass chandeliers, and tapestries.
Current owners and events
Fizzarotti lost ownership of the building, which was used by military and as a nightclub during World War II. Italian athletic director Giosuè Poli acquired it in 1947. From 1947 through the 1980s, several rooms within Palazzo Fizzarotti served as a school. In 2019, Poli’s descendents took over management of the building’s restoration and initiated an artist-in-residence program, Fizarotti H.E.A.R.T. Foundation. The Foundation hosts art exhibits and events at the palace and maintains the Giosuè Poli archive. Poli is considered one of Italy’s greatest proponents of sport, both as a manager and athlete. He acted as Italian national team’s leader during Olympic Games and served as President of the Federation of Athletics from 1961 to 1969. [5] The archive includes rare documents, photographs, and letters from 1915 until 1969.
The palace is open to the public for guided tours and cultural events. The Freemasons hold meetings in the bottom floor.
References
- ↑ https://www.barinedita.it/bari-report-notizie/n3675-dalla-fiera-a-palazzo-fizzarotti--tutte-le-opere-di-corradini-l-artista-dimenticato Bari nedita article Dec 19, 2019
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=w22MAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT113&lpg=PT113&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ http://www.baritoday.it/attualita/palazzo-fizzarotti-restauro-salone-rosa.html?fbclid=IwAR3bsvMfGR7E4u_sqGg9s-uJ5kh4Y9cSNslHig0nbfuD2r68adhgFk1WaEQ Bari Today article June 4, 2019
- ↑ https://visitbari.info/2013/07/01/palazzo-fizzarotti/ Article on VisitBari website
- ↑ http://www.fidal.it/content/50-anni-senza-Giosu%C3%A8-Poli-il-capitano/120289
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