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The statues outside the Cathedral of Palermo

Le statue fuori dalla Cattedrale di Palermo

The statues outside the Cathedral of Palermo.
The most important church in Palermo and the statues that adorn its front garden.
I still have many images that I took in the summer during my visit to this splendid monument of Palermo.
As always, I'll post them diluted over time.

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Le statue fuori dalla Cattedrale di Palermo

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

I remember that there is also the official website of the Cathedral: cattedrale.palermo.it which offers you a complete virtual visit to the monument.

Click here to see more beautiful images of the city:
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With Gualtiero Offamilio the cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin represented in three different iconographies: one is the Dormition of the Mother of God or «Koimesis tes Theotokou» or «Dormitio Virginis», which belongs to the Byzantine tradition, the other two belonging to the Latin tradition: the Assumption and the Coronation in Heaven.
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Statues outside the Palermo Cathedral in Sicily – Statues à l’extérieur de la cathédrale de Palerme en Sicile – Estatuas fuera de la Catedral de Palermo en Sicilia – Estátuas fora da Catedral de Palermo na Sicília – Statuen außerhalb der Kathedrale von Palermo in Sizilien – Những bức tượng bên ngoài Nhà thờ Palermo ở Sicily – 西西里巴勒莫大教堂外的雕像 – シチリア島のパレルモ大聖堂の外の彫像
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The Ribaudo Kiosk in Palermo

Chiosco Ribaudo di Palermo

The Ribaudo kiosk in Palermo.
In the city of Palermo you often come across very artistic little kiosks.
I have never been able to understand their history and some time ago, when I was in the city by ship, I photographed one in front of the Politeama Garibaldi Theater, right in the center.
Searching a bit on the internet I found that these liberty monuments were built to sell drinks and tickets. I don't think the one I photographed is used anymore. The one in front of the Teatro Massimo is now a tobacconist.
Here you can find some additional information about the kiosks: italialiberty.it and arte.it.

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Chiosco Ribaudo di Palermo

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

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This one, in particular, is found here:

The kiosk called Ribaudo in Palermo – Le kiosque appelé Ribaudo à Palerme – El quiosco llamado Ribaudo en Palermo – O quiosque chamado Ribaudo em Palermo – Der Kiosk namens Ribaudo in Palermo – Ki-ốt có tên Ribaudo ở Palermo
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The ancient pizzeria Di Matteo in Naples

Pizzeria Di Matteo a Napoli

The ancient pizzeria Di Matteo in Naples.
This is one of the most famous pizzerias in the Neapolitan capital and this is the golden oven that welcomes customers.
Obviously the oven is used to cook the very famous Neapolitan pizza, of which I have already posted many photos recently, and in particular that of the pizzeria Di Matteo (review by TripAdvisor).

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Pizzeria Di Matteo a Napoli

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

Neapolitan pizza, with a soft and thin dough, but with high edges, is the version of the round pizza prepared in the city of Naples. It is considered, on a global scale, as the Italian pizza par excellence. Since 5 February 2010 it has been officially recognized as a Traditional Specialty Guaranteed by the European Union and in 2017 the art of the Neapolitan pizza maker, of which Neapolitan pizza is a tangible product, was declared by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of humanity.
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The oven of the ancient pizzeria Di Matteo in Naples – Le four de l’ancienne pizzeria Di Matteo à Naples – El horno de la antigua pizzería Di Matteo en Nápoles – O forno da antiga pizzaria Di Matteo em Nápoles – Der Ofen der alten Pizzeria Di Matteo in Neapel – Lò nướng của tiệm bánh pizza cổ kính Di Matteo ở Napoli – 那不勒斯古老比萨店 Di Matteo 的烤箱 – ナポリの古いピッツェリア ディ マッテオのオーブン
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Bassorilievo della Cattedrale di Palermo

Bassorilievo della Cattedrale di Palermo

Bassorilievo della Cattedrale di Palermo.
Alcune foto di una delle cappelle della magnifica chiesa palermitana. In particolare l’altare della cappella di San Pietro e Sant’Agata.
Come in uno scatto precedente della Basilica dei Fieschi in Liguria, l’agnello (ma in questa foto potrebbe anche essere una pecora) e’ nuovamente presente nelle raffigurazioni religiose cattoliche.

Bassorilievo della Cattedrale di Palermo

Bassorilievo della Cattedrale di Palermo

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Ricordo che c’e’ anche il sito ufficiale della Cattedrale: cattedrale.palermo.it which offers you a complete virtual visit to the monument.

With Gualtiero Offamilio the cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin represented in three different iconographies: one is the Dormition of the Mother of God or «Koimesis tes Theotokou» or «Dormitio Virginis», which belongs to the Byzantine tradition, the other two belonging to the Latin tradition: the Assumption and the Coronation in Heaven.
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Two of the four cantos of Palermo

Due dei quattro canti di Palermo

Two of the four corners of Palermo.
One of the most famous squares in Palermo is this one, even if it is actually a crossroads. Exactly between via Maqueda and via Vittorio Emanuele.
The four identical buildings differ only in the statues on the facade and I believe also in the fountains at ground level.

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Due dei quattro canti di Palermo

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

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The Quattro Canti proper are the four decorative apparatuses that delimit the space of the intersection. Made between 1609 and 1620 and surmounted by the royal, senatorial and viceregal coats of arms (in white marble), the four façades present an articulation on multiple levels, with a decoration based on the use of architectural orders and figurative insertions that, from bottom to top, follow one another according to a principle of ascension from the world of nature to that of the sky.
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Two of the four cantos of Palermo – Deux des quatre chants de Palerme – Dos de los cuatro cantos de Palermo – Dois dos quatro cantos de Palermo – Zwei der vier Gesänge von Palermo – Hai trong số bốn bang của Palermo
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The street of the Tribunals in Naples

Via dei Tribunali a Napoli

The street of Tribunali in Naples.
The ancient Greek street called Decumano Maggiore that crosses the historic center of the Neapolitan city.
Here you can find some of the most famous pizzerias in the world and you can see a cross-section of the city between modern and ancient.

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Via dei Tribunali a Napoli

Via dei Tribunali a Napoli

Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Tamron 16-300.

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Today the decumanus maggiore is one of the most important streets in the historic center of Naples (declared a World Heritage Site in 1995) and corresponds to today's via dei Tribunali, still following the ancient Greek road axis entirely. Precisely because it is a road structure originating from ancient Greece, it would be more appropriate to speak of plateia and not of "decumanus", a name from the Roman era that by convention has replaced the original.
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The street of the Courts in Naples – La rue des Tribunaux à Naples – La calle de los Tribunales en Nápoles – A rua dos Tribunais em Nápoles – Die Straße der Gerichte in Neapel – Đường phố của Tòa án ở Naples – 那不勒斯法院的街道 – ナポリの裁判所の通り
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The famous Vucciria market in Palermo

La Vucciria a Palermo

The famous Vucciria market in Palermo.
A couple of images of the little street, in Genoa we would call it carrugio, which leads to the famous market in Palermo.

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La Vucciria a Palermo

La Vucciria a Palermo

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

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The name of this market comes from the word Bucceria, taken from the French boucherie, which means butcher's shop. The market was in fact initially intended for slaughter (and in the Angevin era one was built) and for the sale of meat. Later it became a market for the sale of fish, fruit and vegetables. In ancient times it was called "the great Bucciria" to distinguish it from the smaller markets. "Vuccirìa" in Palermo means "Confusion". Today, the confusion of overlapping voices and the shouts of the sellers (the abbanniati) is one of the elements that most characterizes this Palermo market.
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The famous Vucciria market in Palermo – Le célèbre marché Vucciria à Palerme – El famoso mercado de Vucciria en Palermo – O famoso mercado Vucciria em Palermo – Der berühmte Vucciria-Markt in Palermo – Khu chợ Vucciria nổi tiếng ở Palermo – 巴勒莫著名的 Vucciria 市场 – パレルモの有名なヴッチリア市場
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La antica Pizzeria da Michele a Napoli

Antica Pizzeria da Michele

La antica Pizzeria da Michele a Napoli.
Non si puo’ andare nella citta’ partenopea e non andare in questo luogo ad assaggiare una pizza. Questo e’ l’igresso e l’interno di questa pizzeria.
Mi pento di non averlo fatto prima perche’ devo dire che e’ veramente un’altra cosa. La pizzeria in oggetto e’ la famosissima Antica pizzaria da Michele: una istituzione!
Per vedere le pizze vi rimando ad un altro article dove ne ho inserito le foto.

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S10.

Neapolitan pizza, with a soft and thin dough, but with high edges, is the version of the round pizza prepared in the city of Naples. It is considered, on a global scale, as the Italian pizza par excellence. Since 5 February 2010 it has been officially recognized as a Traditional Specialty Guaranteed by the European Union and in 2017 the art of the Neapolitan pizza maker, of which Neapolitan pizza is a tangible product, was declared by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of humanity.
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The ancient pizzeria da Michele in Naples – L’ancienne Pizzeria da Michele à Naples – La antigua pizzería da Michele en Nápoles – A antiga pizzaria da Michele em Nápoles – Die alte Pizzeria da Michele in Neapel – Tiệm bánh pizza da Michele cổ kính ở Napoli – 那不勒斯古老的比萨店 da Michele – ナポリの古いピッツェリア ダ ミケーレ
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Palermo vista dalla nave

Palermo vista dalla nave

Palermo vista dalla nave.
Seconda tappa dalla crociera di sette giorni con la Costa Fascinosa che parte da Savona e’ Palermo. Questa e’ la vista della citta’ che si puo’ godere dal bar di poppa della nave.
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Palermo vista dalla nave

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

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La lunga storia della città e il succedersi di numerose civiltà e popoli le hanno regalato un notevole patrimonio artistico e architettonico. Il sito seriale Palermo arabo-normanna e le cattedrali di Cefalù e Monreale, di cui fanno parte più beni monumentali situati in città, nel 2015 è stato dichiarato Patrimonio dell’umanità dall’Unesco. Numerosi edifici, tra chiese e palazzi, sono riconosciuti monumenti nazionali italiani.

The city of Palermo seen from the ship – La ville de Palerme vue du bateau – La ciudad de Palermo vista desde el barco – A cidade de Palermo vista do navio – Die Stadt Palermo vom Schiff aus gesehen – Thành phố Palermo nhìn từ con tàu – 从船上看到的巴勒莫市 – 船上から見たパレルモの街

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The statues of the Cathedral of Palermo

Le statue della Cattedrale di Palermo

The statues of the Cathedral of Palermo.
The garden that is next to this splendid church of Palermo has walls and entrances decorated with these beautiful statues of Saints (or at least I think that's what they are).
These elements also contribute to making the monument extraordinary.

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Le statue della Cattedrale di Palermo

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

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The Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Mary of the Assumption, known simply as the Cathedral of Palermo, is the principal place of Catholic worship in the city of Palermo and the episcopal seat of the metropolitan archdiocese of the same name.
Since 3 July 2015 it has been part of the World Heritage (UNESCO) as part of the serial site Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale.
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Statues outside the Palermo Cathedral in Sicily – Statues à l’extérieur de la cathédrale de Palerme en Sicile – Estatuas fuera de la Catedral de Palermo en Sicilia – Estátuas fora da Catedral de Palermo na Sicília – Statuen außerhalb der Kathedrale von Palermo in Sizilien – Những bức tượng bên ngoài Nhà thờ Palermo ở Sicily – 西西里巴勒莫大教堂外的雕像 – シチリア島のパレルモ大聖堂の外の彫像