Palermo Cathedral
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Palermo Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo, located in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. As an architectural complex, it is characterized by the presence of different styles, due to a long history of additions, alterations and restorations, the last of which occurred in the 18th century.
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Quick Facts Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary Cattedrale metropolitana della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta, Religion ...
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary Cattedrale metropolitana della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Province | Archdiocese of Palermo |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Palermo, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 38°06′52″N 13°21′22″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Norman, Islamic, Gothic, Baroque, Neoclassical |
Groundbreaking | 1185 |
Completed | completed in the Middle Ages but with subsequent additions until the eighteenth century |
Official name: Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale | |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iv |
Designated | 2015 (39th session) |
Reference no. | 1487 |
State Party | Italy |
Region | Europe and North America |
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