Objects of interest

Churches

• The cathedral of Messina became in 12. Century builds and after the heavy earthquake of 1908 in the years 1919/1920 rebuilt. In the year 1943 the cathedral was again rebuilt after a fire. In the cathedral the mortal remnants of emperor Konrad IV. rest.

• The church Madonna depression Grazie is a work of the Simone the architect of the Palazzata of Messina

• Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani, a church from that 12. Century

• Santa Maria Alemanna or Santa Maria degli Alemanni: It is the only church Siziliens in 12. Jhdt. in the purely gothical style by building masters of the German knight medal implemented is.

• San Filippo Neri, after la judaica di Messina of the Professore Giuseppe Martino, is to have been here the synagog.

Palazzi

• The Palazzo Monte di and the pertinent stairs Scala Monte di . The Palazzo was built della around 1616 of Natale Masuccio opposite the stairs created by P. Campolo and A. Basile to feet of the church "„"“. From the palace only the front is received after the earthquake from 1908. The stairs remained intact in its center are the well of the Abbondanza of Ignazio Buceti (1741).

• Palazzo dell"´Ina, sketched Viola and 1935.

• Banco di Sicilia, of Autore and Vth Vinci 1936.

• Palazzo Littorio, sketched Viola and 1938.

• Palazzo dell'Inail, sketched Viola and 1940.

• Palazzo of the province, admits Lioni (lion palace) as Palazzo dei, builds 1914 of Alessandro Giunta

• Palazzo Zanca, the city hall of the city, sketched of Antonio Zanca.

• University, of Giuseppe Botto, 1927.

• Law Courts, of Marcello Piacentini, 1927.

• Chamber of Commerce and industrie, of Camillo Puglisi Allegra, 1927.

• Palazzo Pensa, in the Giudecca with two goldfarbenen David stars stomach David on the railing of the balcony.

Well

• The Quattro Fontane (ital. for four wells) was established at the four corners of the crossing of the roads "„via I Settembre 1847 "“and "„via Cardines "“. They were made to 1666 by Innocenzo Mangani, and 1714 of Ignazio Buceti. To the earthquake of 1908 two were only returned by the four wells the original place. The other two wells are today in the Museo regional one.

• The Fontana di Orione (Orionbrunnen) stands on the cathedral place of Messina. The well was created 1547 by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli. The figures represent Orion, the mythischen city founder of Messina and the four other statues the four rivers Nile, Tiber, Ebro and Camaro.

• The Fontana del Nettuno Neptunbrunnen was created 1557 by the sculptor Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli. The well represents Neptun and to its feet the shapes from the Greek mythology Scylla and Charybdis.

Special buildings

• Bridge over the road of Messina (planned construction period 2006-2012)
• Hochspannungsmasten of the overhead line over the road of Messina

Personalities

Sons and daughters of Messina

• Antonello there Messina (1430 - 1479), painters
• Antonio (1493 - 1543), painters
• Francesco Maurolico (1494 - 1575), abbott, mathematician and astronomer
• Giacomo del Duca (1520 - 1604), architect and Skulpteur, pupil of the Michelangelo
• Rinaldo Bonanno (1530 - 1600), sculptors
• Nicola van Houbraken (1668 - 1720), painters
• Giovanni Tuccari (1667 - 1743), painters
• Filippo Juvarra (1678 - 1736), baroque architect, building master of the house Savoyen
• Antonio Martino (geb. 1942), lawyer, professor for economics, politician
• Maria Grazia Cucinotta (geb. 1969), actress
• Maria Accascina Kunsthistorikerin and authoress
• Giacomo Minutoli (Messina 1765-1827) architect of the Palazzata 1808
• Girolamo Alibrandi (Messina 1470-1524) pupil of the Antonello, Leonardo da Vinci

With Messina connected persons

• Simone
• Guarino Guarini
• Giovanni Houbraken
• Matthias Stomer
• Colijn de Coter
• Polidoro there Caravaggio
• Michelangelo Merisi there Caravaggio
• Francesco Laurana
• Antonello Gagini
• Andrea Calamech

Literature

• Maria Accascina "“Profilo dell' architettura A Messina dal 1600 aluminium 1800"” Ateneo publishing house, Rome 1964
• Maria Accascina "“Museo Nazionale di Messina, ordinamento della sezione maioliche, monete e paliotti"”, in "“Bollettino d'Arte"”, 1960 "“Museo Nazionale di Messina"”, in "“Boll. d'Arte"”, 1956
• Anthony Blunt of "“Sicilian baroque"”
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Italian journey (Viaggio in Italia) 1817
• Amelia Ioli Gigante "“Messina"” from the row "“Le nella storia d"´Italia"” publishing house Giuseppe Laterza & sons 1.Auflage 1980, 2.Auflage 1989 ISBN 88-420-1701-9
• Peter Murray "“the architecture of the Renaissance in Italy"” publishing house Gerd Hatje Stuttgart
• E. Mauceri "“Messina nel Settecento"” from the row "“Fata Morgana Collezione di libri rari CSU Messina"” Reprint publishing house of the book house Bonanzinga in Messina
• "“Messina com"´era"” from the row "“Fata Morgana Collezione di libri rari CSU Messina"” Reprint della guida storico artistico del 1902: "“Messina e dintorni"”. Reprint publishing house of the book house Bonanzinga in Messina June 1981
• Giuseppe Grosso Cacopardo "“Guida by la di Messina"”. Publishing house Arnaldo Forni. Reprint"” Guida by la Citta di Messina scritta dent autore depression "“Memorie de"´Pittori Messinesi"” Messina Giusepe Pappalardo 1826. May 1989

Related links

• History of Messina (ital.)
• Painting over the historical Palazzata of Messina
• Chronicle to Messina
• Personalities
• Messinesen
• Messina artist in Sicilies

Tourism, building and museums

• Tourism agency - province
• Tourism agency - same constant
• Church and monastery of the Basilianer of S. Maria di Mili: Jugendtreffzentrum, group of young people of Mili San Pietro
• botan. Garden in the castellet S. Jachiddu
• Study center for the attachment plants of Messina

Study and research

• University of Messina
• Research institutes
  • INFN - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - gruppo collegato di Messina
  • CNR ITAE - Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate by l'Energia "“Nicola Giordano"”
  • CNR IAMC - Istituto by l'ambiente marino costiero - Sezione di Messina
  • CNR IPCF - Istituto by i Processi Chimico Fisici - Sezione di Messina

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