Biblioteca centrale della Regione Siciliana
The Biblioteca centrale della Regione Siciliana is an historic library in Palermo, Sicily. It was founded in 1782 on the orders of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and the instigation of Gabriele Lancillotto Castello, prince of Torremuza. It became a state library in 1860 and remained a national library until being transferred to the Regione Siciliana in 1977.
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| Location | Palermo  |
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| Coordinates | 38°07′N 13°22′E |
| Type | archive |
| Country | Italy |
| Website | mw |
It is housed in the former Jesuit Collegio Massimo and the adjoining baroque former church of Santa Maria della Grotta.
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