Normanni Palace - Palermo - details and images
Palazzo dei Normanni, one of the most beautiful Italian palaces, is a perfect example of architecture nomade.
Construction of the palace, which served as the residence of the kings of Sicily, was started in the ninth century by the Emir of Palermo's and expanded in the twelfth century by Roger II - and other Norman kings.
The palace was built in place of an Arab fortress and superb hosts "Chapella Palatine, by far the best example of so-called Arab-Norman-Byzantine style that prevailed in the twelfth century Sicily. The famous French writer Guy de Maupassant chapel defined as "the most beautiful in the world, the most surprising religious jewel ever dreamed of a man." Chapel is a harmonious patchwork of conflicting cultures, resulting in an architectural and artistic splendor.
Palace offers guests a feast of wonderful mosaics, a roof designed and painted wood, inlaid marble at the bottom of the walls and floor etc..
Most of the current palace was built during the Spanish domination, and keeping the party from the time of Roger II, such as Normann Hall. Since 1946, the palace is the seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly.
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