Tag: mosaics
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Norman “Laser Show”
Palermo’s Cappella Palatina boasts intricate mosaics like this detail that illustrates a mix of influences from Sicily’s cultural milieu of ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Jewish, Arab, and Norman. Founded in 1132 by King Roger II and housed inside the Palazzo dei Normanni, the eye-candy artwork of the entire chapel may have been the rock-and-roll laser…
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Ancient Roman Trinacria in Tindari, Sicily
A Trinacria—this one from the Roman Baths at Tindari; but since we’re in late 2nd – early 3rd century AD (i.e., the Roman era), we’ll call it a Triskeles at Tyndaris. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #mosaics #trinacria #tindari #tyndaris #roman #mosaic
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The Bikini Girls (I’ll tell you again, Sicily is awe inspiring!)
The bikini isn’t a new phenomenon. At the 3-4th AD Roman villa unearthed just in the last century in Piazza Armerina, the gymnasium proves otherwise. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #bikini #roman #mosaics #history