Dia # 13 Plaza Pretoria & Plaza Bellini, Palermo
Another time visiting Plaza Pretoria & Plaza Bellini, this time I had the opportunity to enter in Palazzo Delli Aquila.
Piazza Bellini a 360° (2° versione)
Piazza Bellini si trova nel cuore del centro storico di Palermo, a due passi da piazza Pretoria e dai Quattro Canti. A piazza Bellini si trovano alcuni dei monumenti più belli e conosciuti della città: la chiesa di San Cataldo e la chiesa della Martorana, entrambi inseriti nel percorso arabo-normanno patrimonio dell'UNESCO. Nella stessa piazza si trovano anche la chiesa di Santa Caterina e il Teatro Bellini
Palermo, Sicily, Italy. A Walk Inside the Church of St. Catherine
The Church of Saint Catherine (Italian: Chiesa di Santa Caterina or simply Santa Caterina) is an important church of Palermo located in the heart of the historic centre, between Piazza Bellini and Piazza Pretoria, in the same area of other well-known architectural landmarks like the churches of Martorana and San Cataldo(both of them are World Heritage Sites), the Fontana Pretoria and the Palazzo Pretorio, headquarters of the Palermo municipality.
The church is a synthesis of Sicilian Baroque, Rococo and Renaissance styles.
In 1310 the last will of the rich Benvenuta Mastrangelo determined the foundation of a female monastery under the direction of the Dominican Order. The new monastery was dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Between 1566 and 1596 the church was rebuilt.
During the 19th century the church was damaged on several occasions: during the uprising of 1820-1821, the Sicilian revolution of 1848, the Gancia revolt, the insurrection of Palermo (1860) and the Sette e mezzo revolt (1866).
Il Teatro Bellini di Palermo a Piazza Bellini
Sulla Piazza più bella di Palermo insieme a Chiesa della Martorana, Chiesa di San Cataldo e Chiesa di Santa Caterina fin dal 1667 sorge il Teatro Bellini, il più antico della città.
Palermo: L'ultima cena a Piazza Bellini
L'ultima cena, rappresentazione sacra in piazza Bellini
Il miracolo della rinascita, quella pasquale e quella della vita lungo le arterie principali della città, gremite di gente. La sacra rappresentazione che da oltre 50 anni ha a Partanna la sua casa, ha trovato per la prima volta spazio sotto le cupole rosse della Chiesa di San Cataldo, all'ombra della Martorana. A portarla in scena il gruppo parrocchiale Giovanni Paolo II. Protagonista Skip Valguarnera, che da 5 anni veste i panni di Gesù Cristo. Capelli lunghi e barba anche nella vita di tutti i giorni: Faccio il barbiere..
Church of Martorana, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
The Martorana is the seat of the parish of San Nicolò dei Greci, a Co-cathedral overlooking the Piazza Bellini in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. The church belongs to the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, a diocese which includes the Albanian communities in Sicily who officiate the liturgy according to the Byzantine Rite in the ancient Greek language. The church is characterized by the multiplicity of styles that meet, because, with the succession of centuries, it was enriched by various other tastes in art, architecture and culture. Today, it is, in fact, as a church-historical monument, the result of multiple transformations, also subject to protection. The name admiral derives from the founder of the church, the Greek admiral and principal minister of King Roger II of Sicily, George of Antioch. The foundation charter of the church, in Greek and Arabic, is preserved and dates to 1143; construction may already have begun at this point. The church had certainly been completed by the death of George in 1151, and he and his wife were interred in the narthex. In 1184 the Arab traveller Ibn Jubayr visited the church, and later devoted a significant portion of his description of Palermo to its praise, describing it as the most beautiful monument in the world. After the Sicilian Vespers of 1282 the island's nobility gathered in the church for a meeting that resulted in the Sicilian crown being offered to Peter III of Aragon. In 1193-94, a convent of Benedictine nuns was founded on adjacent property by Eloisa Martorana. In 1433-34, under the rule of King Alfonso of Aragon, this convent absorbed the church, which has since then been commonly known as La Martorana. The nuns extensively modified the church between the 16th century and the 18th century, making major changes to the structure and the interior decoration. The nuns of the Martorana were famous for their moulded marzipan, which they made in the form of various fruits. Although the convent no longer exists, frutta di Martorana are still one of Palermo's most famous and distinctive foodstuffs. In 1935 Benito Mussolini returned the church to the control of Palermo's Christian community of the Byzantine rite. Today, it is used by the Italo-Greek Catholic Church for their services and shares cathedral status with the church of San Demetrio in Piana degli Albanesi. The original church was built in the form of a compact cross-in-square (Greek cross plan), a common south Italian and Sicilian variation on the standard middle Byzantine church type. The three apses in the east adjoin directly on the naos, instead of being separated by an additional bay, as was usual in contemporary Byzantine architecture in the Balkans and Asia Minor. In the first century of its existence the church was expanded in three distinct phases; first through the addition of a narthex to house the tombs of George of Antioch and his wife; next through the addition of a forehall; and finally through the construction of a centrally-aligned campanile at the west. The campanile, which is richly decorated with three orders of arches and lodges with mullioned windows, still serves as the main entrance to the church. Significant later additions to the church include the Baroque façade which today faces onto the piazza. In the late 19th century, historically-minded restorers attempted to return the church to its original state, although many elements of the Baroque modifications remain. Certain elements of the original church, in particular its exterior decoration, show the influence of Islamic architecture on the culture of Norman Sicily. A frieze bearing a dedicatory inscription runs along the top of the exterior walls; although its text is in Greek, its architectural form references the Islamic architecture of north Africa. The recessed niches on the exterior walls are likewise derive from the Islamic architectural tradition. In the interior, a series of wooden beams at the base of the dome bear a painted inscription in Arabic; the text is derived from the Christian liturgy. The church also boasted an elaborate pair of carved wooden doors, today installed in the south façade of the western extension, which relate strongly to the artistic traditions of Fatimid north Africa. On account of these Arabic elements, the Martorana has been compared with its Palermitan contemporary, the Cappella Palatina, which exhibits a similar hybrid of Byzantine and Islamic forms.
Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Church of San Cataldo
Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Church of San Cataldo
The Church of San Cataldo is a Catholic church located at Piazza Bellini in central Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island, the church is annexed to that of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio. Since the 1930s, it belongs to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. In 2015, it received status as a World Heritage site.
Founded around 1160 by admiral Majone di Bari, in the 18th century the church was used as a post office. In the 19th century it was restored and brought back to a form more similar to the original Mediaeval edifice.
It has a rectangular plan with blind arches, partially occupied by windows. The ceiling has three characteristics red, bulge domes (cubole) and Arab-style merlons. The church provides a typical example of the Arab-Norman architecture, which is unique to Sicily. The plan of the church shows the predilection of the Normans for simple and severe forms, derived from their military formation. Moreover, the building shows how international the language of Norman architecture was at the time, as the vocabulary which marks parts of the church, like the bell tower, can be tracked down in coeval buildings like the cathedral of Laon and the Abbaye aux Dames in Caen, both in Northern France, or the cathedral of Durham in England. At the same time, the church shows features shared by Islamic and Byzantine architecture, such as the preference for cubic forms, the blind arches which articulate the external walls of the church and the typical spherical red domes on the roof.
The interior has a nave with two aisles. The naked walls are faced by spolia columns with Byzantine style arcades. The pavement is the original one and has a splendid mosaic decoration. Also original is the main altar. The old City Wall can be seen running underneath the Church
Chiesa di San Cataldo, Palermo, Sicily, 14.08.2017 ????????
The Church of San Cataldo is a Catholic church located at Piazza Bellini in central Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island, the church is annexed to that of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio. Since the 1930s, it belongs to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
Following in the footsteps of Bălcescu in Palermo
To visit the former Hotel Alla Trinacria where Nicolae Bălcescu died, and Piazza Garibaldi from Piazza Marina, in the short time before leaving from Palermo to Catania, we used transport by moto ape (lapinu in sicilian). In Palermo is taking a fight to the tourist to do sit on the seat : Bee taxi cab drivers against drivers, drivers of cars against taxi drivers, taxi drivers Bee against coachmen of carriages. Ape (Italian bee, also known as Vespacar) is a pickup truck and a dreirädiges the Italian manufacturer Piaggio scooter mobile. The Ape has been made since 1947 in Italy and since the introduction of the limited edition of 2007 in India.
So, we went from Piazza Pretoria on Via Maqueda passing through: Piazza Bellini, Via Roma and finally on Corso Vittorio Emanuele almost to the end, where we entered the Piazza Santo Spirito and Foro Italico Umberto I. On this avenue we entered via Butera and so we came to the house no. 24 where was the Hotel Alla Trinacria and where Bălcescu arrived on October 17 1852 at 9 pm. after a journey of almost three days by boat Ercolano, coming from Naples. Bălcescu was housed at room no. 26 but his health deteriorated rapidly and in the evening of November 27 1852 he died. Two marble plaques on the facade, confirms the passage of Bălcescu and Garibaldi there.
We continued on via Butera, Corso Vittorio Emanuele up to Piazza Marina and Villa Garibaldi. Piazza Marina was designed by architect Giovan Battista Filippo Basile between 1861 and 1864. Piazza Marina, had been used for Aragonese weddings, victory celebrations, and, unfortunately, public executions. In the villa there are busts that of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Rosolino Pilo, Giovanni Corrao, Raffaele De Benedetto, Louis Tukory. A bust of Nicholas Bălcescu was installed in 1961 in Piazza Marina (Giardino Garibaldi) of Palermo. The shock front is the inscription Nicola Balcescu grande storico e patriota romeno, morto of Palermo, April 29. 1819-28 nov. 1852, and on the left reads: Busto offerto dall'Accademia Popolare della Republica Romena in Occasione dello Principati Romen's Anniversario dell'Unità dei delle celebrazioni dell'Unità d'Italia - anno 1961 .
Palermo città e Dintorni. Sicilia. italy. / 4K
Riprese con Sony FDR AX33 4K-Editing con Pinnacle 19, di Palermo città e Dintorni in Sicilia. Italy.
Luoghi Visitati.
Palermo città: Belvedere della città di Palermo 0:13. Stazione Ferroviaria 0:33. Fontana Genio di Palermo 0:40. Chiesa Santa Maria dello Spasimo 0:45. Piazza Rivoluzione con la Statua Genio di Palermo 1:14. Chiesa di Sant'Anna della Misericordia 1:20. Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio con Chiesa di San Cataldo 1:26. Piazza Bellini 1:32. Chiesa di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria 1:32-1:38. Palazzo Pretorio 1:38. Fontana Pretoria 1:43-2:02. Chiesa di San Giuseppe ai Teatini 1:49. Piazza Pretoria 1:56. via Maqueda 2:09. Quattro Canti 2:20. Cattedrale di Palermo 2:40. Palazzo Reale 3:16. Palazzo dei Normanni 3:21. Porta Nuova 3:27. Castello della Ziza 3:33. Teatro Massimo 3:46. Castello a Mare 3:57. Marina di Palermo 4:08. via Ruggero Settimo 4:21. Piazza Castelnuovo 4:28. Piazza Ruggero Settimo 4:38. Teatro Politeama 4:38.
Monreale: Belvedere di Monreale 4:45. Museo Diocesano 4:54. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 4:59. Cattedrale di Monreale 4:59.
Basilica Abbaziale San Martino delle Scale 5:21. Belvedere di Palermo 5:49.
Santuario Santa Rosalia 5:56.
Spiaggia di Mondello 6:46.
Ringrazio della Visualizzazione.
Tamuna Emanuele concerto del 13.05.17 Palermo piazza Bellini
Tamuna concerto del 13.05.17 a Palermo piazza Bellini
Church of St. Catald, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
The Church of Saint Catald is a Catholic church located at Piazza Bellini in central Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island, the church is annexed to that of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio. Since the 1930s, it belongs to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. In 2015, it received status as a World Heritage site. Founded around 1160 by admiral Majone di Bari, in the 18th century the church was used as a post office. In the 19th century it was restored and brought back to a form more similar to the original Mediaeval edifice. It has a rectangular plan with blind arches, partially occupied by windows. The ceiling has three characteristics red, bulge domes (cubole) and Arab-style merlons. The church provides a typical example of the Arab-Norman architecture, which is unique to Sicily. The plan of the church shows the predilection of the Normans for simple and severe forms, derived from their military formation. Moreover, the building shows how international the language of Norman architecture was at the time, as the vocabulary which marks parts of the church, like the bell tower, can be tracked down in coeval buildings like the cathedral of Laon and the Abbaye aux Dames in Caen, both in Northern France, or the cathedral of Durham in England. At the same time, the church shows features shared by Islamic and Byzantine architecture, such as the preference for cubic forms, the blind arches which articulate the external walls of the church and the typical spherical red domes on the roof. The interior has a nave with two aisles. The naked walls are faced by spolia columns with Byzantine style arcades. The pavement is the original one and has a splendid mosaic decoration. Also original is the main altar. The old City Wall can be seen running underneath the Church.
Palermo. “Jingle Books”. Al Bellini un laboratorio di Maria Concetta Arnetta
Nell’ambito della rassegna “Jingle Books”quest’anno al Real Teatro Bellini di Palermo anche un laboratorio di drammatizzazione realizzato da Maria Concetta Arnetta, autrice di “Arnimalandia”.
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Palermo, al via il piano-Natale. In arrivo l'albero in Piazza Castelnuovo
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Le prime stelle di Natale sono arrivate in piazza Castelnuovo, via Ruggero Settimo, piazza Verdi e via Maqueda. Oggi si aspetta dal Trentino l’albero di 15 metri da collocare in piazza Castelnuovo, mentre uno più piccolo è già stato sistemato in piazza Bellini. A poco più di due settimane dal Natale la città prova a vestirsi a festa, ma è una corsa contro il tempo. Bisogna ancora sistemare tutte le piantine natalizie dal centro alla periferia e soprattutto le luminarie ancora appese alla gara che aspettava l’approvazione del bilancio di previsione da parte del Consiglio comunale.
Fra oggi e domani, invece, dovrebbe essere pronta l’ordinanza dell’ufficio Traffico del Comune per istituire l’isola pedonale, dal 20 dicembre al 6 gennaio, da piazza Castelnuovo a piazza Verdi. Il Cassaro basso, da porta Felice a via Roma, avrà come al solito i fine settimana pedonali più le giornate chiuse al traffico del 24 e del 31 dicembre. E potrebbe debuttare, proprio per le feste, la semipedonalizzazione del pezzo di Cassaro “di mezzo” che va da via Roma fino ai Quattro Canti.
Anche quest’anno il Comune punta a trasformare il centro in una grande isola pedonale da piazza Castelnuovo ai Quattro Canti e poi fino al mare con la passeggiata del Cassaro basso e fino a porta Nuova con il Cassaro Alto chiuso alle auto. Dal 20 dicembre è prevista la chiusura al traffico di via Ruggero Settimo fino a piazza Verdi. E fra le novità anche la semipedonalizzazione del Cassaro, nel tratto fra via Roma e i Quattro Canti, con una corsia centrale percorribile dalle auto e le due laterali riservate ai pedoni in continuità con il percorso già avviato per il Cassaro Basso.
L’albero più grande, 15 metri, sarà sistemato entro la settimana davanti al teatro Politeama. Altri due, alti ciascuno 9 metri e mezzo, invece, sono destinati a piazza Bellini e a piazza San Domenico. A parte gli alberi, c’è un migliaio di piantine fra stelle di Natale e ciclamini per adornare tutta la città, anche le periferie a cominciare dallo Zen. (repubblica)
Santa Teofania 2015 Palermo Piazza Bellini Chiesa della Martorana
Il rito della Santa Teofania del battesimo di Gesù a Palermo Piazza Bellini, di fronte la Chiesa della Martorana addì 6 Gennaio anno 2015
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Plaza de la Verguenza y Plaza Bellini con sus iglesias -PALERMO Sicilia ITALIA pte 1
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Iglesias de Palermo: San Cataldo- La Martorana- Santa Caterina-