Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

Four sarcophagi are placed in corresponding areas of the chapel, that of Roger II and Constance of Hauteville in the background, the funerary monuments of Frederick II and Henry VI in the first position. The first King of Sicily rests in a sepulchre, with a rectangular case, covered with slabs of re...
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Survey of the royal tombs

The first survey of the royal tombs dates back to 1781, during the [approfondimenti id="50957" testo_link="restoration of the Cathedral"], when they were moved from their original location in the Presbytery to the new chapel at the beginning of the right-hand nave. [caption id="attachment_44794" al...
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The Chapel of the Kings

The Chapel of the Royal Tombs, inside the Palermo Cathedral, houses the tombs of the Norman first king of Sicily, [approfondimenti id="47990" testo_link="Roger II"], [approfondimenti id="48286" testo_link="Constance of Hauteville"] and [approfondimenti id="50974" testo_link="Henry VI of Swabia"] and...
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The senses tell The Kings’ tombs

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