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                       The Real Albergo dei Poveri of Palermo clearly fit with Bentham’s
                    ideal  architecture,  overlapping  the  visual  control,  insured  by  the
                    building,  with  non-visual  control  achieved  by  accountability  of
                    inmates, space and time .
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                          Figure 2. Real Albergo dei Poveri of Palermo. Main floor site




















































                       25   T.A.  Markus,  Buildings  and  Power.  Freedom  &  Control  in  the  Origin  of  Modern
                    Building Types, Routledge, London, 1993, pp. 245-299.


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