Sanctuary, Palatine Chapel, Norman Palace, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Mosaics of the sanctuary, 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

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12th century angel arch art belief Byzantine Byzantium Cappella Palatina chapel Christ Christ Pantocrator christian christianity church color image colour image culture decorative art Europe European faith gold heritage history horizontal indoors inside interior island Italian Italy Jesus low angle view Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea mosaic Norman Palace palace palace chapel palace church Palatine Chapel Palermo religion religious religious art Roger II sacred saint sanctuary Sicilian Sicily Southern Europe Southern European UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site

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