Villino Ida Basile
Villino Ida Basile is a former private residence designed in an art nouveau (Liberty) style by Ernesto Basile, and located on Via Siracusa #15 in the city of Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
History[edit]
The structure was built in 1904 as his private home by Basile, and named after his wife Ida. Built in three stories, the structure reinterprets the motif of a balcony, common to Sicilian palaces, but here placed in a corner with a floral design to the iron grill. A majolica frieze is utilized on the third floor. Over the elaborate portal is the motto Dispar et Unum (Diverse and Unique). The interior has a small patio-garden. The home now houses the library of the Soprintendenza per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo and the Library of the Soprintendenza ai beni librari per la Sicilia Occidentale.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Comune of Palermo, tourism site.
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