Once past the entrance door, it's possible to observe the majesty of this monumental hall, surmounted by three cross vaults supported by eight half-columns decorated with as many capitals. Today the room is used for the display of ancient weapons, coming largely from the collection that the Benedictine monks had begun, perhaps at the same time, as that of the Prince of Biscari. The statue of Ignazio Paternò Castello, sculpted by Antonio Calì (a disciple of Canova) stands out in the center of the large hall. The Prince is dressed "heroically" according to the taste of the time and the statue was commissioned in the early nineteenth century by his son Vincenzo, VI Prince of Biscari, to honor the memory of the great collector. On the sides of it you can admire some epigraphs, including one that refers to a 18th century castellan of the Ursino Castle, Gerolamo da Toledo, and fragments of the 4th century floor mosaic. A.D. depicting the Allegory of the Months found in Piazza Dante where a thermal establishment stood in Roman times.
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