Palazzo dei Normanni
The Palazzo dei Normanni, also called Royal Palace of Palermo, is a palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It was the seat of the Kings of Sicily with the Hauteville dynasty and served afterwards as the main seat of power for the subsequent rulers of Sicily.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Palace
- Description: palace in Palermo, Italy
- Also known as: “Norman Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palatine Chapel and Palermo Astronomical Observatory.
Palatine Chapel
Museum
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Chapel /ˈpælətaɪn ˈtʃæpəl/ is the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily. This building is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman and Fatimid architectural styles, showing the tricultural state of Sicily during the 12th century after Roger I and Robert Guiscard conquered the island.
Palermo Astronomical Observatory
Museum
The Giuseppe S. Vaiana Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, housed inside the Palazzo dei Normanni.
Porta Nuova
Porta Nuova is a monumental city gate of Palermo. It represents the entrance of the Cassaro from Corso Calatafimi and is located beside Palazzo dei Normanni, royal palace of Palermo. Porta Nuova is situated 110 metres northwest of Palazzo dei Normanni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albergaria, Palermo and Monte di Pietà, Palermo.
Albergaria, Palermo
Neighborhood
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albergaria or Albergheria, also known as Palazzo Reale, is a historical quarter of the Italian city of Palermo in Sicily. The district is southwest of Castellammare.
Monte di Pietà, Palermo
Neighborhood
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte di Pietà, also called Seralcadi, Seralcadio, or il Capo, is one of the original quarters of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. The four original districts were established during the Spanish rule of Palermo.
Palazzo dei Normanni
- Categories: royal palace, castle, palazzo museum, private museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Circoscrizione I, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tagalog—“Palazzo dei Normanni” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بالاتسو دي نورماني”
- Basque: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Catalan: “Palau dels Normands”
- Catalan: “Palau Reial”
- Chinese: “诺曼王宫”
- Chinese: “諾曼宮”
- Dutch: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Esperanto: “Palaco de la Normandoj”
- Finnish: “Kuninkaallinen palatsi”
- Finnish: “Normannipalatsi”
- French: “palais des Normands”
- French: “Palais des Normands”
- French: “Palais royal de Palerme”
- German: “Normannenpalast”
- German: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Greek: “Παλάτι των Νορμανδών”
- Hebrew: “פאלאצו דיי נורמני”
- Italian: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Italian: “Palazzo Reale di Palermo”
- Italian: “Palazzo reale”
- Italian: “Palazzo Reale”
- Japanese: “ノルマンニ宮殿”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Norwegian: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Persian: “کاخ نورمنها”
- Piemontese: “Palass dij Norman”
- Polish: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Portuguese: “Palácio dos Normandos”
- Portuguese: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Russian: “Палаццо Норманни”
- Serbian: “Норманска палата”
- Sicilian: “Palazzu dî Nurmanni”
- Slovenian: “Normanska palača”
- Spanish: “Palacio de los Normandos”
- Spanish: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
- Tagalog: “Palazzo dei Normanni”
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