Cappella dell'Incoronata
The Cappella dell'Incoronata (Chapel of the Crowned) is a church building in Palermo , Sicily . The chapel stands behind the Cathedral of Palermo and faces its narthex .
description
The chapel is a single-nave room with a vestibule on one narrow side and an apse on the other. It is oriented roughly in a north-south direction. An archway, the Loggia dell'Incoronazione , is built on its long western side , which is about as wide as the chapel.
history
The Cappella dell'Incoronata dates from the Norman era and was built after 1130 under King Roger II . Parts of the building from the 9th century are walled up in the walls of the chapel, presumably from the Great Mosque that stood here during the period of Arab domination. In the Loggia dell'Incoronazione, the newly crowned king in the cathedral showed himself to the people and accepted their homage.
In 1591 the archway was walled up and served as an oratory.
In 1860 the chapel was badly damaged by artillery fire. Various restoration work has been carried out since then.
literature
- Museum Without Borders (Ed.): Arab-Norman Art - Sicily's Culture in the Middle Ages. International exhibition street cycle Islamic Art in the Mediterranean. Ernst Wasmuth, Tübingen et al. 2004, ISBN 3-8030-4102-3 .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 6 ′ 52 ″ N , 13 ° 21 ′ 19.1 ″ E