"The Cathedral of Monreale (Sicily, Italy)" : Photos tagged as (sicily

The Cathedral of Monreale (Sicily, Italy)

The Cathedral of Monreale is the greatest of all the monuments of the wealth and artistic taste of the Norman kings in northern Sicily. It was begun about 1170 by William II, and in 1182 the church, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was, by a bull of Pope Lucius III, elevated to the rank of a metropolitan cathedral. The church is a national monument of Italy and one of the most important artistical attractions of Sicily.

• Date: 1 August 2006
• Photographer: Bakercake: gallery
• Uploaded: 8th Jan 2008
• Location: Monreale, Italy: gallery
• Tags: the of cathedral monreale (sicily italy)
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