Palermo, Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, ceiling fresco - Explore
On Explore on June 20th, 2024, #92
After approximately 100 years under Arab control, Palermo was named the capital of Kingdom of Sicily. The Norman leaders appreciated the artistic qualities found in the Muslim script and incorporated it into the interiors of their architecture, including in this church. The Church of St. Mary of the Admiral or La Martorana was constructed from 1143 until approx 1151. The Church bears witness to the Eastern religious and artistic culture with its Byzantine style still present in Italy today, further enhanced by the Albanian exiles who took refuge in southern Italy and Sicily from the 15th century under the pressure of Turkish-Ottoman persecutions in Albania and the Balkans.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Santa_Maria_dell%27Ammira...
The church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Palermo, Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, ceiling fresco - Explore
On Explore on June 20th, 2024, #92
After approximately 100 years under Arab control, Palermo was named the capital of Kingdom of Sicily. The Norman leaders appreciated the artistic qualities found in the Muslim script and incorporated it into the interiors of their architecture, including in this church. The Church of St. Mary of the Admiral or La Martorana was constructed from 1143 until approx 1151. The Church bears witness to the Eastern religious and artistic culture with its Byzantine style still present in Italy today, further enhanced by the Albanian exiles who took refuge in southern Italy and Sicily from the 15th century under the pressure of Turkish-Ottoman persecutions in Albania and the Balkans.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Santa_Maria_dell%27Ammira...
The church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.