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Monreale Cathedral
Unknown Era · Archaeological Site38.0820°N, 13.2923°E

Monreale Cathedral

Duomo di Monreale

The Duomo di Monreale, in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, is a Catholic cathedral and one of the finest surviving examples of Norman architecture. Begun in 1174 by William II of Sicily and dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, it was elevated to a metropolitan cathedral by Pope Lucius III in 1182, becoming the seat of the Archdiocese of Monreale the following year. Its interior is renowned for a vast cycle of glittering Byzantine mosaics. Since 2015, the cathedral has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù and Monreale.

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