The Castello Utveggio is a monumental palace built between 1928 and 1933 on a promontory of Mount Pellegrino overlooking

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. It was built in a

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style resembling a castle with

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rooflines.

History

The building was commissioned by

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Michele Utveggio and designed by Giovanni Battista Santangelo. Viewed as a fancy or folly building, the residence soon became a luxury hotel known as the Grand Hotel Utveggio. It was closed during the Second World War. In 1984, Sicily's regional government bought and refurbished the structure to install a business management school under the direction of ''CERISDI'', the ''centro ricerche e studi direzionali'', which closed in 2016. In January 2024 Sicily's regional council approved an expenditure of €5,900,000 for refitting the structure as a conference center.''Castello Utveggio, 5 milioni per rifunzionamento struttura''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Utveggio Palaces in Palermo Palazzo Utveggio