Transformations over the centuries

In the following centuries, the Cathedral did not undergo any particular remodelling or substantial changes. In the 14th century, the western façade was completed and the four towers were raised, the side chapels were added and some liturgical spaces were transformed or enlarged.In the 15th and 16t...
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The area of the Sanctuary

Due to the modifications and transformations carried out in the second half of the 12th century at the behest of Archbishop [approfondimenti id="48014" testo_link="Gualtiero"], the medieval layout of the Cathedral remained almost unchanged until the end of the 18th century, when the sacred building ...
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Ecclesia munita

The Palermo Cathedral was designed as an [approfondimenti id="48012" testo_link="ecclesia munita"], a system already conceived for the [approfondimenti id="48135" testo_link="Cefalù Cathedral"] and for the coeval construction of [approfondimenti id="48114" testo_link="Monreale"], creating a series ...
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The senses tell the great Presbytery and the apses

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