MONREALE CATHEDRAL

EXTERIOR FACADE

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By 1183, most of the work had been completed, including the church, with its extraordinary cloister, and the royal palace, which has now all but disappeared; the elegant portico on the left side was...

EXTERIOR SMALLER PORTAL AND APSE

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At the beginning of the left side of the cathedral, there is an elegant sixteenth-century portal, under which there is a smaller door commonly used as a way into the church. This door also has bronze...

INTERIOR MOSAICS

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The moment you enter, you’ll be enchanted by the regal magnificence of the interior, thanks to the bright, glittering gold that covers all the walls. The church is divided into three naves by...

INTERIOR CHAPEL OF THE HOLY CRUCIFIX

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The incredible Chapel of the Holy Crucifix, built in 1686 on the orders of the powerful Spanish archbishop Giovanni Roano as his place of burial, is one of the finest masterpieces of Sicilian...

CLOISTER

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The famous Cloister is the main part remaining of the large Benedictine monastery built at the end of the 12th century, at the same time as the church, on the sunniest side of the edifice. The square...