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😻 Palermo Sicily Cappella Palatina Italy • Designed by Roger II in 1130, this extraordinary chapel is Palermo's top tourist attraction. Located on the middle level of Palazzo dei Normanni's three-tiered loggia, its glittering gold mosaics are complemented by inlaid marble floors and a wooden muqarnas ceiling, the latter a masterpiece of Arabic-style honeycomb carving reflecting Norman Sicily's cultural complexity. The chapel's well-lit interior is simply breathtaking. Every inch is inlaid with precious stones, giving the space a lustrous quality. These exquisite mosaics were mainly the work of Byzantine Greek artisans brought to Palermo by Roger II in 1140 especially for this project. They capture expressions, detail and movement with extraordinary grace and delicacy, and sometimes with enormous power – most notably in the depiction of Cristo Pantocratore (Christ All Powerful) and angels on the dome. The bulk of the mosaics recount the tales of the Old Testament, though other scenes recall Palermo's pivotal role in the Crusades. Some of the mosaics are later and less-assured additions, for instance the Virgin and Saints in the main apse under Cristo Pantocratore. Fortunately, these don't detract too much from the overall achievement. 😻 Palermo Sicily Cappella Palatina Italy • Do you know my Shorts collections yet? You can find the different regions on my playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@ThefabRitz/p... • 🌸 If you would like to support me, watch my full length videos here: • https://www.youtube.com/thefabritz/video and if you like my channel, don't forget to subscribe and to watch the full length videos as well. • #thefabritz #capellapalatina #palermo #palatina #sicily #palazzodeinormanni #italy #viral
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