Palazzo dell'Università, Catania

The Palazzo dell'Università or Palazzo Centrale dell'Università di Catania is a monumental palace located in Piazza Universitaria, in the center of the city of Catania, region of Sicily, southern Italy.

The initial university home was a building alongside a seminary and adjacent to where the present Catania Cathedral.

Further restructuring was pursued by Antoni Battisi after the earthquake of 1818, and in 1879 by engineer Mario Di Stefano with work on the portal.

[2] Behind the prominently arcaded facade, in the piano nobile, is a large hall (aula magna) frescoed by Giovanni Battista Piparo.

The center of the palace has a large courtyard,[3] decorated with an elaborate pavement design using black and white stone.