The nave is the main body of the religious building, intended for the assembly of the faithful.
In the case of small churches, the nave is defined as a single room; for buildings of greater size and importance, the space is divided into several parts with a central nave or aisle and two or more sid...
Carlo Chenchi, born in 1740, is considered one of the highest representatives of neoclassical architecture in Sicily, together with Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia. Appointed first architect of the Antiquities of Sicily and Engineer of the Royal Court, he designed the Royal Hunting Lodge in the Ficuzza ...
Carlo Chenchi, born in 1740, is considered one of the highest representatives of neoclassical architecture in Sicily, together with Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia. Appointed first architect of the Antiquities of Sicily and Engineer of the Royal Court, he designed the Royal Hunting Lodge in the Ficuzza ...
After the Mannerist period, the Baroque was a cultural era that arose in Rome in the 17th century and involved literature, art, philosophy and music.
In Baroque art, the idea is to emotionally involve the viewer through dynamic, deliberately excessive and lavish works. The paintings often depict an...
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies was born in Naples in 1751 to Charles I of Bourbon and Maria Amalia of Saxony. He was King of Naples from 1759 to 1799 and again from 1799 to 1806, as well as from 1815 to 1816 under the name Ferdinand IV of Naples. He was King of Sicily from 1759 to 1816 under the na...
Born in Lapo in 1713, he joined the Benedictine order in Naples in 1732, and, years later, in 1736, was ordained a priest. He became archbishop of Palermo in 1762. He was appointed Knight and Grand Chancellor of the Order of Saint Januarius by King Ferdinand. As for the cathedral, Archbishop Filangi...
After the Mannerist period, the Baroque was a cultural era that arose in Rome in the 17th century and involved literature, art, philosophy and music.
In Baroque art, the idea is to emotionally involve the viewer through dynamic, deliberately excessive and lavish works. The paintings often depict an...
The cosmatesque style takes its name from Cosma, son of Jacopo di Lorenzo and one of the members of the Cosmati family. The Cosmati were a family of Roman marble workers who, from the 12th to the 13th century, with their workshops, had numerous commissions for architectural and decorative work in ec...
In the Palermo Cathedral, the dromic roof was above the rafters in the nave. It was an serviceable roof with a central wooden walkway: a plank from which it was possible to walk through the entire nave. This system is still present in the roof of the Cefalù Cathedral.
The 18th century restoration ...
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.
