The City Hall of Milazzo was designed by engineer Giuseppe Ryolo between the years of 1886 and 1887. The structure was built upon space acquired through the demolition of the eastern wing of an ancient Carmelite convent. The building is a standing representation of the neoclassical architecture popular in that time. The “Palazzo dell’Aquila”, which translates to “building of the Eagle”, a reference to the city’s coat of arms, features a particular distribution of arched openings that, when coupled with the surrounding stone, draw the eyes vertically and create a chiaroscuro effect which accentuates the arches. As the eyes are drawn upward, it concludes to a point featuring a grand clock, created by two lateral sections, as a shallow triangle.