Site Details
Palermo, Santa Maria della Catena
| Field Name | Contents |
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| Title (variant) | (none or unknown) |
| Description | Church is a three-aisle basilica with a wide transept and three parallel polygonal apses. The nave is four bays long with lateral chapels flanking the side aisles. The transept is two bays wide, with a crossing tower in the first bay from the west and a choir in the second bay. There are rib vaults over the central aisle of the nave, transepts, and apses, a rib vault with tiercerons in the crossing tower, and barrel vaults over the side aisles of the nave. The lower walls of the crossing tower sit below the ceiling and feature openings in the Catalan Gothic style. The exterior boasts a west porch with three arches and Catalan Gothic ornament throughout, including a parapet with flowing tracery along the roofline. |
| Type | Church |
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| Cataloger | The Project Team |