The collapse of the Zisa caused such a loud roar that it was heard throughout most of the city. It's almost as if we can still hear the cries of dismay of the local inhabitants, who were shaken by this serious event....
Touching the mosaic tiles on the western side of the fountain room gives you a unique feeling that you don't get every day. As usual, the mosaics do not deal with themes related to spiritual and ecclesiastical life, but they have a secular theme. The mosaic panels, Byzantine in style and Islamic in ...
In the fountain room, below the mosaics, water flowed through a marble slab into a gutter at floor level, interspersed with basins and opus sectile decorations. This channel connects the internal basins with the grand fish pond, located outside, in front of the elevation, in a symmetrical position t...
The palace is in the form of a rectangular block with a compact and austere volume, relieved only by the rhythmically and discreetly inserted rooms in the elevation. The ground floor is characterised by the presence of a large porticoed corridor, open on the short sides and with three access arches,...
Cedars, oranges, jasmine, figs and vines are the many intensely flavoured products that characterise these lush green expanses where fruit trees and intensely scented flowers grow. ...
The Genoard park was a place of pleasures, full of sounds, scents and colours, like Persian Riyads, thanks to the presence of citrus groves and orchards irrigated by perennial waters. The pleasant sound of fountains, springs and pools of water surrounded by palm trees and numerous species of animals...
The Genoard, was one of the most important and extensive parks, a wonder to behold. Inside, there were residences, palaces and pavilions: the Cuba, the Zisa, the Cuba Soprana, the Cubula, the Menani and the Scibene. Ancient sources say that there were also exotic animals, fountains, pools, springs a...
Palermo in Islamic and subsequently Norman times was surrounded by numerous parks and gardens, organised around palaces, monasteries and splendid residences, both in winter and summer. Trees, flowers and plants with the intense and delicate fragrances of citrons, lemons, oranges, jasmine, cedars, fi...
There is excitement in the square: the restoration site, directed by the architect Giuseppe Patricolo, is in operation. The aim of the restoration workers, who are working tirelessly and with great enthusiasm, is to bring the old medieval elements back into view, also by removing some of the parts f...
An altarpiece depicting the Ascension, painted by Vincenzo da Pavia in 1533, stands at the centre of the high altar, while a sumptuous tabernacle made of lapis lazuli sits beneath it. Known since ancient times, and coming from China and Afghanistan, lapis lazuli had a price similar to gold. Deep blu...
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
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