Arab-Norman architecture

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Arab-Norman architecture is a distinctive medieval Sicilian style that fuses Islamic, Byzantine, and Western European elements, most famously seen in the churches and palaces of Palermo and its surroundings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
developedDuring 12th century ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
Norman period in Sicily ⓘ
developedIn Palermo ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
employedCraftsmenFrom Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Islamic world ⓘ
local Sicilian population ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Arab-Norman style ⓘ
Norman-Arab-Byzantine architecture ⓘ
hasCenter Palermo ⓘ
hasCharacteristic Byzantine-style gold ground mosaics ⓘ
basilican church plans with Islamic decorative programs ⓘ
cloistered courtyards ⓘ
fortified palace complexes ⓘ
fusion of Islamic, Byzantine, and Latin Christian elements ⓘ
geometric and arabesque ornament ⓘ
integration of gardens and water features ⓘ
interlacing arches ⓘ
mosaic decoration ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
polychrome stonework ⓘ
stalactite-like vaulting ⓘ
use of Kufic and Arabic inscriptions ⓘ
use of domes ⓘ
use of pointed arches ⓘ
wooden muqarnas ceilings ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance evidence of multicultural court of Norman Sicily ⓘ
symbol of coexistence of Latin, Greek, and Arab cultures in medieval Sicily ⓘ
hasExample Admiral’s Bridge in Palermo ⓘ
Cappella Palatina ⓘ
Cefalù Cathedral ⓘ
Church of La Martorana ⓘ
Church of San Cataldo ⓘ
Cuba Palace ⓘ
Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Palatine Chapel ⓘ
Palermo Cathedral ⓘ
Zisa Palace ⓘ
hasMaterial brick ⓘ
gold tesserae for mosaics ⓘ
marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
wood ⓘ
hasRegion Cefalù ⓘ
Monreale ⓘ
Palermo ⓘ
northwestern Sicily ⓘ
influenced Mediterranean hybrid architectural forms ⓘ
later Sicilian architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Fatimid architecture ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid art

Greek-Byzantine craftsmanship ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ
North African Islamic traditions ⓘ
Western European Romanesque architecture ⓘ
partOf Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale ⓘ
patron Norman kings of Sicily ⓘ
linked to: King of Sicily

Roger II of Sicily ⓘ
William I of Sicily ⓘ
William II of Sicily ⓘ
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage component ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2015 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType cultural ⓘ
usedFor bridges ⓘ
cathedrals ⓘ
churches ⓘ
civic works ⓘ
palaces ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palermo → knownFor → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Sicily–Italian Peninsula → hasHeritage → Norman-Arab architecture ⓘ
linked to: Arab-Norman architecture
Monreale → architecturalStylePresent → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Cefalù → knownFor → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Arab-Norman architecture → hasAlternativeName → Arab-Norman style ⓘ
linked to: Arab-Norman architecture
Arab-Norman architecture → hasAlternativeName → Norman-Arab-Byzantine architecture ⓘ
linked to: Arab-Norman architecture
Norman Palace → architecturalStyle → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Kalsa → hasHeritage → Arab-Norman ⓘ
linked to: Arab-Norman architecture
Kalsa → knownFor → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Albergheria → hasCulturalHeritage → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Cappella Palatina → architecturalStyle → Arab-Norman ⓘ
subject linked to: Cappella Palatina in Palermo
linked to: Arab-Norman architecture
Bishop of Monreale → cathedralStyle → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
historic centre of Palermo → hasHeritage → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
historic centre of Palermo → hasStyle → Arab-Norman ⓘ
linked to: Arab-Norman architecture
Royal Apartments → architecturalStyle → Arab-Norman ⓘ
linked to: Arab-Norman architecture
Monreale Cathedral → architecturalStyle → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Castello dei Ventimiglia → heritage → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Castello dei Ventimiglia → architecturalStyle → Arab-Norman ⓘ
linked to: Arab-Norman architecture
Mazara del Vallo → heritage → Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ