Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Forte del Santissimo Salvatore, a 16th-century fort in the Port of Messina. The Forte Gonzaga, a 16th-century fort overlooking Messina. The Porta Grazia, 17th-century gate of the "Real Cittadella di Messina", by Domenico Biundo and Antonio Amato, a fortress still existing in the harbour.
16th century entrance, located in Via delle Carceri. Matagrifone was almost completely destroyed in the catastrophic earthquake which struck Messina on 28 December 1908. [3] Only an octagonal tower remains of the castle today, known locally as "Macalda's Tower", along with remnants of the bastion's walls and a 16th century entrance.
35 BCE - Messina attacked by forces of Octavian. [3] 520 CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Messina active (approximate date). [4] 535 CE - Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire takes Sicily. [5] 843 - Arabs in power. [5] [3] 1061 - Normans in power. [3] 1098 - Messina Cathedral construction begins. [3] 1190 - Messina sacked by forces of Richard I of ...
Forte Gonzaga, also known as Castel Gonzaga, is a bastioned fort in Messina, Sicily. It was built in the mid-16th century, and it remained in use by the military until 1973. Today, the fort is in good condition.
The high altar of Palermo Cathedral in an 18th-century print. Sicily is particularly prone to earthquakes, and these destroyed many works of art.Particularly vulnerable is the city and area of Messina (earthquakes of 1562, 1649, 1783, 1894 and 1908), but also other areas of the island such as the Val di Noto (earthquakes of 1542, 1693, 1757, 1848).
By the end of the 12th century, Messina had become one of the leading commercial cities of the kingdom. Under the kingdom, Sicily's products went to many different lands. Among these were Genoa, Pisa, the Byzantine Empire, and Egypt. Over the course of the 12th century, Sicily became an important source of raw materials for north Italian cities ...
Room 4 "Saint Gregory Polyptych" by Antonello da Messina; Rooms 5-8 Paintings, sculptures, funerary monuments and works of decorative art of the 16th century; Room 6 "Scylla" by G. A. Montorsoli; Rooms 9-11 17th-century art and culture; Room 10 Caravaggio works; Room 12 18th-century art and culture in Messina
The work is in poor state. One of the panel was removed in the 16th century or later, and in 1842 there was a drastic restoration of what remained. In 1908, the former convent where the work was destroyed by the 1908 Messina earthquake, leaving its art pieces exposed to the rain which fell in the following days. In that occasion, large parts of ...