Palazzo
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Palazzo, an Italian
word meaning a large building (and not just a palace
), may refer to:
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
word meaning a large building (and not just a palace
Palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...
), may refer to:
Buildings
- PalazzoPalazzoPalazzo, an Italian word meaning a large building , may refer to:-Buildings:*Palazzo, an Italian type of building**Palazzo style architecture, imitative of Italian palazzi...
, an Italian type of building- Palazzo style architecturePalazzo style architecturePalazzo style refers to an architectural style of the 19th and 20th centuries based upon the palazzi built by wealthy families of the Italian Renaissance...
, imitative of Italian palazzi
- Palazzo style architecture
- The PalazzoThe PalazzoThe Palazzo is a luxury hotel and casino resort situated between Wynn and The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. It is the tallest completed building in Nevada...
, an AAA Five-Diamond resort in Las Vegas, operated by the Las Vegas Sands CorporationLas Vegas SandsLas Vegas Sands Corp. is an integrated resort company based in Paradise, Nevada, USA.-History:Founded in 1988, the company was the owner and operator of the Sands Hotel, which was demolished in 1996 to make room for The Venetian, which opened in 1999.... - The Palazzo (Hong Kong), a private housing estate in Hong Kong
- Palazzo VersacePalazzo VersaceThe Palazzo Versace is a luxury hotel located on the Southport Spit at Main Beach on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.-History:...
, hotel in Dubai and Australia operated by the Australian based Sunland GroupSunland GroupSunland Group Limited is an Australian development company based in Surfers Paradise, Queensland. The company was founded in 1983 by Soheil Abedian with the development of a single dwelling in Surfers Paradise....
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Places of Italy
- Palazzo AdrianoPalazzo AdrianoPalazzo Adriano is a town and comune in the province of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.-History:The first mentions of one casale Arianum date from before 1060 under the reign of the Norman Roger I of Sicily. More reliable are the data on the hamlet of Palazzo Adriano reported in a document 1243...
, a commune in the province of Palermo, in Sicily - Palazzo CanavesePalazzo CanavesePalazzo Canavese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 826 and an area of 5.1 km²....
, a commune in the province of Turin, in Piemonte - Palazzo PignanoPalazzo PignanoPalazzo Pignano is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southeast of Milan and about 45 km northwest of Cremona....
, a commune in the province of Cremona - Palazzo San GervasioPalazzo San GervasioPalazzo San Gervasio is a small agricultural town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Its history dates back over 500 years...
, a commune in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata
People
- Steven PalazzoSteven PalazzoSteven McCarty Palazzo is the U.S. Representative for . The district takes in most of Mississippi's share of the Gulf Coast and includes Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula, Laurel and Hattiesburg. He is a member of the Republican Party. He defeated 10-term Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor with 52% to...
, U.S. RepresentativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
Characters
- Il Palazzo, fictional character
- Kefka PalazzoKefka Palazzois a character in the Final Fantasy series of video games. Originally designed by Yoshitaka Amano, he appears in Final Fantasy VI as a clown-like, nihilistic psychopath who acts as the game's main antagonist...
, main antagonist of Final Fantasy VI