Monreale Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Monreale, Metropolitan Town of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. Just one of the best existent examples of Norman architecture, it was begun in 1174 by William II of Sicily. In 1182 the church, committed to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, was, by a bull of Pope Lucius… Continue reading Monreale Cathedral, Palermo (Sicily) UNESCO HERITAGE 2015
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Cimitero monumentale dei Rotoli, Palermo. What a great environment of factors allowed the flourishing of high-quality arts at the beginning of the twentieth century? Was it the rising industrial bourgeoise course, ready to manage the fee of mosaics, statues, woodwork, wrought iron? Was it the mastery of craftsmen refined by the hundreds of years and… Continue reading Lacrime
Monreal Cathedral – Palermo 20171014_105625.jpg
Monreale Cathedral Norman-Byzantine cathedral part of a group of 9 inscribed as Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale. Just after the Norman conquest in 1072, Christians took again the previous Palermo cathedral. In all probability the village’s position as momentary ecclesiastical centre played a element in King William II’s choice to… Continue reading Monreal Cathedral – Palermo 20171014_105625.jpg
Monreal Cathedral – Palermo 20171014_104245_HDR.jpg
Monreale Cathedral Norman-Byzantine cathedral component of a team of 9 inscribed as Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale. Following the Norman conquest in 1072, Christians took back again the former Palermo cathedral. Possibly the village’s role as short term ecclesiastical centre played a component in King William II’s determination to develop… Continue reading Monreal Cathedral – Palermo 20171014_104245_HDR.jpg
Monreal Cathedral – Palermo 20171014_105614.jpg
Monreale Cathedral Norman-Byzantine cathedral section of a group of nine inscribed as Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale. After the Norman conquest in 1072, Christians took again the former Palermo cathedral. Most likely the village’s purpose as non permanent ecclesiastical centre played a portion in King William II’s selection to construct… Continue reading Monreal Cathedral – Palermo 20171014_105614.jpg