What is "cittacotte"

The cittacotte are miniature copies of historical or monumental buildings of Palermo and other Italian cities made only in terracotta. The word cittacotte was invented by Vincenzo Vizzari, and it is composed by the two terms: città and cotte , meaning they are miniatures made of fired clay.
The monuments are reproduced in scale (1:180 and 1:350) and can vary in size from a minimum height of up to . The typology of monuments and buildings reproduced is varied: monumental city doors, churches, historical buildings, but also common buildings of the centre of the city.