Ancient site · Italy · Still standing
Catacombe dei Cappuccini
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo are burial catacombs beneath a Capuchin monastery in Palermo, Sicily, containing thousands of mummified bodies arranged on shelves, in coffins, and in glass cases. The site developed from the late 16th century and was used through the early 20th century by friars and local notables as a place of interment. Today the catacombs are a preserved historical site and tourist attraction.
First raised
1599
Its prime
1920
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1920
What Catacombe dei Cappuccini looked like in its prime.
Long, narrow barrel-vaulted stone galleries with successive rounded arches and whitewashed plaster, lit by high, narrow openings. Walls are fitted with wooden shelving and masonry niches filled with desiccated human figures dressed in period clothing, glass-fronted coffins, and wooden caskets; floor tomb slabs and stacked ceramic drying pipes appear in side alcoves. Colour is dominated by pale plaster and sepia browns of textiles and mummified skin, with a low, directional light and a tight, receding perspective.
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9 places to explore in 1920.
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