Ragusa

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

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Portals as front curtains

The entrance portal to the Palazzo della Cancelleria stands out from the façade, occupying a large part of it. It unravels like a front curtain, ready to welcome an equally admirable scene inside. It is animated by the mixtilinear trabeation that surmounts it.

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Pietra pece, a rock from Ragusa with multiple uses

Pietra pece is one of the most commonly used materials in the Hyblaean landscape.
Also called bituminous rock, this stone takes on different shades of grey and brown and is characterised by veins and surface irregularities.
Touching the stone is the best way to appreciate its nature.

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A stone garden

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The works in the church

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Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

Luminous sacred spaces

The art of maiolica

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The smallest Greek theatre in the world

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The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

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Baroque creativity: recurring themes

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

Reconstruction after the earthquake

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The articulated interior spaces

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Altars, saints and sculptural works

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Art in the cathedral

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Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

The Badia di Sant’Agata (St. Agatha’s Abbey)

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

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The Duomo di San Giorgio (Cathedral of St. George)

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Religious architecture

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The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

St. Agatha and the candelore

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The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

The two churches

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The Church of St. Benedict

The Staircase of Angels

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

A casket of precious works

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

The city within the city

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

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Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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A unifying project for the city of Catania

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The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

Views denied, views conquered: the power of the devout Benedictines