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West along Via Vittorio Emanuele, the Palace of the Normans (Palazzo dei Normanni) was built by the Saracens as a ninth-century fortress and later turned into a royal residence, appropriate setting for the later brilliance and luxury of Emperor Frederick II’s Sicilian court (see page 22).
The ancient commercial heart of the city, named after the ninth-century settlement on Rivo Alto (high bank), the Rialto bridge is one of three that crosses the Grand Canal.
Its sober five-bayed façade set the golden standard for the Lombard Romanesque style, flanked by a ninth-century campanile and taller 12th-century tower topped by a modern loggia.
The delicate ninth-century mosaics of Jesus and four angels make the Chapel of St. Zeno the city’s most important Byzantine monument.
From its golden era, a ninth-century Hindu temple, the Candi Bukit Batu Pahat, has been restored on the southern slopes of Mount Jerai.