Sanctuary, Palatine Chapel, Norman Palace, Palermo
Mosaics above the sanctuary with Christ Pantocrator surrounded by angels, 1140-70, in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13444993
Media ID
45184375
Size
7087px x 4724px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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