The Giardino Bellini (also known as Villa Bellini; English translation: "Bellini Garden") is the oldest[1] urban park of Catania.
History[edit]
Before the construction of a public garden, the area was occupied by the garden maze or labyrinth owned by the Ignazio Paternò Castello, prince of Biscari.[3][4] In 1854, the Comune di Catania bought the area of the maze, and in 1864 started to adapt the area into a public garden.[3] Starting from 1875, the municipality acquired several further areas surrounding the maze, and two years later the work to unify these areas was undertaken.[3]
A guide from 1867 reports the gardens housed swan and geese, deer and cows, an aviary, and an enclosure of monkeys. The park has a white marble bust depicting Vincenzo Bellini and completed by Tito Angiolini.[5]
The Giardino Bellini was finally inaugurated in 1883.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "«Lavori al palo, vandalismo istituzionale» Non c'è pace per villa Bellini" (in Italian). Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Il Giardino". Dipbot.unict.it (in Italian). University of Catania. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Cenni storici". Dipbot.unict.it (in Italian). University of Catania. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Galatola 1867:87
- ^ Galatola 1867:88
Further reading[edit]
- Galatola, Crescenzio (1867), Catania e sue vicinanze. Manuale pel viaggiatore (in Italian), Catania
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Cantone, Ugo (1978). Il giardino Bellini di Catania. Analisi di una modificazione ambientale (in Italian). Catania: I.D.A.U. OCLC 614535582.
- Urso, Vittorio; Piattella, Azzurra; Nicolosi, Salvatore (2000). Giardino Bellini, Catania: luoghi storici della memoria (in Italian). Catania: Seritime. OCLC 751732063.
- Galeazzi, Marina (2010). Il Giardino Bellini di Catania. Tra storia e progetto (in Italian). Acireale: Bonanno. ISBN 978-88-7796-758-9.
- Giglitto, Danilo (2013). "Il giardino Vincenzo Bellini di Catania. Una prospettiva antropologica". Anuac (in Italian). 2 (2): 104–117. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
External links[edit]
- (in Italian) Giardino Bellini at the Botanical Departement's website of University of Catania.