Roger II dedicated himself to enlarging the emir's former palace to make it his own palace. For this reason, in the external architectural layout of the Palace, one can see the various layers of both Islamic and Romanesque styles. The new king worked mainly on the middle floor of the building, where...
In the oldest part of the city, now the Cassaro, stands the Qasr, from the Arabic word for Palace or Castle. Already present in Roman times, it was rebuilt in Arab times and then transformed by the Normans into the symbol par excellence of monarchical power. In the Muslim era, it was the residence o...
The [approfondimenti id="49350" testo_link="Norman kingdom"] was born on 25 December 1130 when [approfondimenti id="50532" testo_link="Roger II"] was crowned king of Sicily, Apulia, Calabria and Capua, in Palermo. The precious and sumptuous cloak of the ceremony is preserved, embroidered with gold f...
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.
