Palazzo Montalto

Palazzo Montalto, also known as Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto, is a late 14th-century palace on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.
History.
The palace was built in 1397 for Maciotta Mergulese. This is commemorated by the following inscription on the façade:
In the 15th century, the Queen of Aragon gave the palace to Filippo Montalto. It was used as a temporary hospital during a cholera epidemic in 1837, and it was used by the "Figlie della Carità" in 1854.
Architecture.
The palace is built in Chiaramonte Gothic architecture. Its façade is characterized by a number of mullioned windows decorated with flower motifs. It also has a "palline losanghe" cornice, similar to the one found at Palazzo Falson in Mdina, Malta.
The portal is topped by an aedicula containing a marble slab with an inscription and the date of construction.