Palazzo delle Poste

The monumental public building spans 5100 square meters with a front colonnade of ten columns reaching 30 meters in height, clad in gray marble from Mount Billiemi.

Architect Angiolo Mazzoni designed the structure between 1926 and 1929, and construction proceeded from 1929 until its inauguration with communications minister Umberto Puppini in 1934.

The conference room contains five murals painted by Futurist artist Benedetta Cappa in 1933, depicting land, sea, air, telegraphic and radio communications through tempera and encaustic techniques.

The building reopened for public tours in 2017 following restoration work after a fire incident in 1988, maintaining its function as an administrative center for postal services.

The structure features an elliptical staircase exceeding 9 meters in diameter, crafted from red and black marbles, with copper-clad doors and specifically designed window handles.

Location: Palermo

Inception: 1934

Architects: Angiolo Mazzoni

Official opening: 1934

Architectural style: rationalism

GPS coordinates: 38.12026,13.36141

Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:21