The sanctuary, dedicated to Saint Peter, is reminiscent of a domed basilica. It has three apses, as is usual in Byzantine architecture, with six pointed arches resting on recycled classical columns. The mosaics of the Palatine Chapel are of unparalleled elegance as concerns elongated proportions and streaming draperies of figures. They are also noted for subtle modulations of colour and luminance..

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The chapel was commissioned by Roger II of Sicily in I I32 to be built upon an older chapel constructed around I 080. It took eight years to build and many more to decorate with mosaics and fine art.

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The Palatine Chapel is the royal chapel of the Norman Kings of Sicily situated on the second floor at the center of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo, southern Italy. 

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