Descripción del sitio
This marker is part of an extended History of Islamic Architecture
Palermo, Sicily
Capella Palatina
1130-1143
Not an
Islamic building, the Cappella Palatina still ows much to Arabic craftsmen in the employ of Norman King Roger II. Built between 1130 and 1143 as his private chapel, this golden cave is a wonder of the confluence of Byzantine mosaic art, Arabic intarsia, and Norman architecture.
Photo Rolf Gross's collection of the Capella Palatina.