Via Maqueda

Via Maqueda, along with Via Vittorio Emanuele, one end of Via Maqueda is the Politeama Theatre, and the other end is the central railway station; one end of Via Vittorio Emanuele is the Norman Palace and the cathedral. Quattro Canti, built between 1608 and 1620, is surrounded by four inwardly curved arc buildings forming an octagonal (almost circular) square. This structure makes it an excellent open-air opera house, hence Quattro Canti is also called Teatro del Sole - Sun Theatre. Street performers perform here almost every day, with excellent sound effects.