After 1154, the architects and craftsmen worked to reduced the height of the[approfondimenti id="38427" testo_link="nave"] and, consequently, that of the side aisles with their respective windows, with respect to the original design, which was followed until the construction of the [approfondimenti ...

Entering the cloister of Cefalù Cathedral not only means plunging into a path steeped in medieval art that seems to reawaken the different decorative motifs animating the capitals of the columns as we pass, but also being pervaded by an architecture of light. In accordance with Christian symbolism...

[caption id="attachment_40641" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The double columns of the Cefalù Cathedral cloister are characterised by the presence of preciously decorated twin capitals, an example of Romanesque sculpture with an international air. The thirty-three pairs of historiated capitals, ...

The cloister of Cefalù’s Basilica of the Transfiguration is the central nucleus of that vast collection of buildings that make up the conventual complex, erected next to the Cathedral.Over the centuries, there haven’t been any documents able to give us a precise construction date, so studies ar...

There are fantastic, fairytale places in the world, between earth and sky, spiritual places and places evoked by legends and myths that speak of distant lands and that populate our childhood memories. Examples include the ones narrated by Marco Polo, on his return from his journey to the faraway Ka...

The Temple’s only mosaic area permeates the eastern part of the [approfondimenti id="49779" testo_link="Bema"], starting from the second cross and extending to the area of the [approfondimenti id="48111" testo_link="apse"]. The space is delimited laterally by superimposed niche columns and other ...

In this context, the central [approfondimenti id="51285" testo_link="chapel"] in the Cefalù Cathedral has a unique elongated shape which enhances its elevated volume, enclosed by two [approfondimenti id="51126" testo_link="ribbed cross vaults"], which virtually delimit the space of [approfondimenti...

The medieval church had the [approfondimenti id="48111" testo_link="apse"] area as its only liturgical space. In smaller religious buildings, the apse had two small lateral service rooms for the safekeeping of sacred books and preparing the liturgy. In larger churches and cathedrals, these areas wer...

The interior of the spaces of the presbytery area and the transept correspond to the volume, as designed by Roger's original project. he difference between this part of the building and the other, consisting of the[approfondimenti id="48169" testo_link="naves"], is the large [approfondimenti id="505...

[caption id="attachment_40421" align="aligncenter" width="684"] The external architectural decoration of the three apses features twin columns dividing the semi-spherical surface, ending in the central apse with a fringe of elegant single-light blind arches, arranged in an alternating rhythm of evid...