Palazzo Chiaramonte Steri is a palace built in the early 14th century in Norman Gothic style that was used by the Inquisition as both tribunal and prison between 1600 and 1782. Conveying centuries of Sicilian history, this is one of the symbols of Palermo. The palace is today the head office of the University of Palermo, where visitors can admire the marvelous lecture halls with a decorated wooden ceiling from the 14th century or visit the Inquisition Museum with haunting graffiti and artworks of the prisoners covering the cell's walls.
