Palermo PALAZZO DEI NORMANNI AND PALATINE CHAPEL

HISTORY
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HISTORY

The imposing Palazzo dei Normanni, which is currently the seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly, has a long, complex history. It sits at the highest point in the city, where the Carthaginians and...
PALATINE CHAPEL 1
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PALATINE CHAPEL 1

After you cross the monumental courtyard with its three light, airy loggias, built in the 17th century under the Viceroy Maqueda, and take the monumental staircase up to the loggia on the first floor,...
PALATINE CHAPEL 2
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PALATINE CHAPEL 2

You’re bound to have noticed the beautiful inlaid and painted wooden ceiling, an extremely rare, original work by Arab craftsmen. On the wall at the entrance, on a raised base with five steps,...
PALATINE CHAPEL 3
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PALATINE CHAPEL 3

Now pay attention to the furnishings. Next to the pulpit, you will no doubt notice the distinctive four-and-a-half-meter-high marble candelabra for the Paschal candle, an amazing work of Sicilian...
RUGGERO HALL
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RUGGERO HALL

The small Ruggero Hall is the most beautiful in the palace, and maintains its magnificent Norman decoration.The lower part of the wall is covered in marble slabs with mosaic inserts.The ceiling...
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