The Palermo Courthouse () is a judicial complex located in Il Capo neighborhood of

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

, Italy.

History

The building was designed by architects

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and

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. Construction began in 1938, but was halted shortly after due to

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. Work resumed after the war, in the early 1950s, and was completed in 1957. Over the years, the building has been enriched with works of art by various artists, such as Luigi Venturini and Vincenzo Gennaro. In 2002, a second architectural complex, designed by architect Sebastiano Monaco, was built next to the main building.

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*{{Cite web, url=https://tribunale-palermo.giustizia.it/, title=Tribunale di Palermo Buildings and structures in Palermo Courthouses in Italy Government buildings completed in 1957