2. Bari is the capital city of the
Apulia region, on the Adriatic
sea, in Italy, second most
important economic centre of
mainland Southern Italy, after
Naples.
Bari is well known as a
port and a university city,
as well as the city of Saint
Nicholas. The city itself has
a population of about
320,475.

3. As Napoleonic King of Naples,
Murat ordered the building in 1813 of
a new section of the city, laid out on
a rational grid plan, which bears his
name today as the Murattiano.
Under this stimulus, Bari developed
into the most important port city of
the region.

4. Fizzarotti Palace is located
in Corso Vittorio Emanuele
and is a fine example of
Venetian-style. From the
architectural point of view,
Fizzarotti Palace is one of
the most interesting
buildings of Bari.
It was built in two periods:
the ground floor and the
first floor were built in the
second half of the
nineteenth century, while
the other floors were added
to the beginning of the
twentieth century

5. In the heart of Murat,
Aldo Forcignanò
developed in 1923 a
spectacular project with
corner solution for the
building, which still
retains a clear
commercial purposes.
The facade is a jumble of
columns, pilasters, rusticated,
Ionic capitals and gargoyles
among which develop many
windows. The interiors are
richly decorated Liberty, are
dominated by a monumental
staircase and illuminated by
glass dome which dominates
the building.

6. It was a convent that
the Domenicans had to
leave when the king
G.Murat suppressed
their order.
The building was
renovated in late 1860.
It’s a typical nineteenth-
century of Bari.

7. This building was
designed by architect
Saverio Dioguardi and
opened in 1935.
For the coating of the
facades was used Trani
stone alternating bricks.
The tower, with clock,
initially set to a height
of 48,50 meters, was
then raised an
additional 14 meters.

8. Designed in 1924 by the
engineer Cesare
Brunetti, the building of
the Aqueduct of Bari
was completed in 1932.
The prevailing style is
Romanesque, chosen
because of its
consistency with the
local tradition. The
furniture and the
decorations inspire at
the theme of water.

9. The building was
started in 1926 to a
design of the engineer
Accolti Gil, covering an
area of 3,000 meters.
Built on four levels, as
well as in the basement,
has elements of value,
such as the public hall
with art noveau
windows and staircase
leading down to the
vault. The building was
inaugurated in 1932. In
front of the Bank of
Italy was made a
beatiful fountain which
embellishes Corso
Cavour,one of the most
important street of
Bari.

10. Petruzzelli theatre is the largest theatre of city of Bari and
the fourth Italian theatre by size.
Onofrio and Antonio Petruzzelli presented the design for the
theatre to the city of Bari. The proposal for building the
Petruzzelli was accepted and, on 29 January 1896, a
contract was signed between the family and the city
administration. Two years later, in October 1898, work
began and it ended in 1903. The theatre
was
inaugurated on
Saturday, 14
February 1903
with
Meyerbeer’s
Les Huguenots.

11. Piccinni theatre is the oldest theatre of Bari. Cause of
the fire in 1991 that destroyed Petruzzelli theatre, was
for nearly twenty years the most important theatre of
Bari for both capacity and tradition.
In 1955 it was named after the composer N. Piccinni.

12. Margherita theatre was
built between 1912 and
1914 in the bend of the
old port based on pillars
in the sea. The structure
of this theatre was
designed in Art
Nouveau by F. De
Giglio. The inauguration
of theatre as the
Kursaal Margherita
took place in August
1914. In the second half
of the twenties the
theatre was isolated
from the sea.