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Audio guide Palacete Chino in English
In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Palacete Chino telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.
What you'll hear inside Palacete Chino:
- 1Ballroom (semi-basement)
The ballroom occupies the basement level of the Palazzina Cinese, sharing the floor with the small audience chamber.
- 2Audience Hall (basement)
The audience chamber occupies a mezzanine level within the Palazzina Cinese, positioned adjacent to the ballroom.
- 3Dining Room with Mathematical Table
The dining room in Palazzina Cinese features the ingenious 'mathematical table', a dumb waiter system designed by architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia.
- 4Chinese Reception Room (First Floor)
The Chinese-style reception hall occupies the first floor of the Palazzina Cinese and ranks among the ensemble's finest spaces.
- 5Royal Bedroom
The King's Bedroom occupies the first floor of the Palazzina Cinese, adjoining the Chinese-style reception hall.
- 6Apartamentos de la Reina María Carolina (segunda planta)
Queen Maria Carolina of Austria's private apartments occupy the second floor of the Palazzina Cinese, forming her personal quarters within the royal residence.
- 7Upper Octagonal Terrace (pagoda-covered)
The Upper Octagonal Terrace crowns the Palazzina Cinese, topped by a distinctive pagoda-style roof that defines the building's striking silhouette.
- 8Escaleras helicoidales exteriores
The Palazzina Cinese features two spectacular spiral staircases on its exterior flanks, housed within small towers on either side of the building.
- 9Turkish Room
The Sala alla turca occupies the second floor of the Palazzina Cinese and showcases Moorish-influenced decoration with intricate arabesque stuccowork and geometric patterns.
- 10Sala Herculana
The Sala Herculana occupies the second floor of the Palazzina Cinese in Palermo, situated alongside the Sala alla Turca, the Stanza della Regina and a terrace.
- 11Italian Rear Garden
The Rear Italian Garden sits behind the Palazzina Cinese, created around 1800.
- 12Chinese Temple of the Garden
The Chinese Pavilion is a modest oriental-style structure set in the rear gardens of the Palazzina Cinese, designed as an ornamental feature within the landscaped grounds surrounding this royal…
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Practical information
- 1.Ballroom (semi-basement)
- 2.Audience Hall (basement)
- 3.Dining Room with Mathematical Table
- 4.Chinese Reception Room (First Floor)
- 5.Royal Bedroom
- 6.Apartamentos de la Reina María Carolina (segunda planta)
- 7.Upper Octagonal Terrace (pagoda-covered)
- 8.Escaleras helicoidales exteriores
- 9.Turkish Room
- 10.Sala Herculana
- 11.Italian Rear Garden
- 12.Chinese Temple of the Garden
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