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The Zisa Palace is a Norman summer palace begun around 1165 under King William I and finished under William II, built by Arab craftsmen outside the walls of medieval Palermo. Its name comes from the Arabic al-Aziza. Inside, the Fountain Hall keeps its muqarnas vault and mosaics, and the upper rooms house a museum of Islamic art.
The Palazzo dei Normanni was the royal palace of the Norman kings of Sicily, built on the highest point of the old city over earlier Arab fortifications; since 1946 it has been the seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly. Visitors see the Cappella Palatina, consecrated in 1140 and lined with Byzantine mosaics, the royal apartments and the gardens.
Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri is a fortified Gothic palace on Piazza Marina, begun around 1307 for the Chiaramonte family. From 1604 to 1782 it was the seat of the Inquisition in Palermo, whose prison cells keep the graffiti of prisoners. Guided tours show the painted wooden ceiling of the Sala Magna and Renato Guttuso's painting La Vucciria.
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