Piazza Vigliena in Palermo

Officially known as Piazza Vigliena, the square of the Quattro Canti അല്ലെങ്കിൽ Ottagono del Sole is a unique ഡച്ചു ഘടന. സ്വഭാവം ഈ square is that the piazza is octagonal, four sides being the streets; the remaining four sides are Baroque buildings, the near-ഒരേപോലുള്ള facades of which contain ഉറവുകളും with പ്രതിമകൾ that represent the four seasons, the four Spanish kings of സിസിലി, and of the patronesses of Palermo (ക്രിസ്റ്റീനാ, Ninfa, Olivia and Agata – this was before 1624 എപ്പോൾ സാന്ത Rosalia performed അവളുടെ അത്ഭുതങ്ങൾ ഇപ്രകാരം joined the roster of രക്ഷാധികാരികളെ of Palermo). When the piazza was built, it was one of the first major examples of town planning in Europe. When visiting Quattro Canti also make ഒരു കുറുക്കുവഴിയുണ്ട് to Piazza Pretoria, dominated by അതിന്റെ eponymous fountain and the Church of San Giuseppe dei Teatini, one of the most outstanding examples of the സിസിലിയൻ ഡച്ചു in Palermo.