Monreale Cathedral

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Monreale Cathedral is a renowned Norman-era church near Palermo in Sicily, famous for its vast and intricate Byzantine mosaics and richly decorated cloisters.

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Monreale Cathedral canonical 6
Cathedral of Monreale 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
basilica minor
cathedral church
church building
alsoKnownAs Cattedrale di Monreale NERFINISHED
Duomo di Monreale NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Arab-Norman architecture NERFINISHED
Byzantine architecture
Norman architecture NERFINISHED
Romanesque architecture
builtUnder William II of Sicily NERFINISHED
cloisterShape square cloister
consecrationYear 1182
constructionStart circa 1172
continent Europe
country Italy
dedicatedTo Nativity of the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
famousFor combination of Norman, Arab, and Byzantine elements
extensive Byzantine mosaics
richly decorated cloisters
governingDiocese Archdiocese of Monreale NERFINISHED
hasFeature cloister of the Benedictine monastery
cosmatesque-style pavements
large central apse
pointed arches in cloister arcades
two western towers
heritageDesignation Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale NERFINISHED
UNESCO World Heritage Site
interiorDecoration gold-ground mosaics
length approximately 102 meters
locatedIn Metropolitan City of Palermo NERFINISHED
Monreale NERFINISHED
Sicily
locatedNear Palermo NERFINISHED
material stone
mosaicDepicts Christ Pantocrator in the apse
New Testament scenes
Old Testament scenes
mosaicTechnique Byzantine mosaic
naveType basilican plan with three naves
numberOfCloisterColumns over 200 paired columns GENERATED
partOf Archdiocese of Monreale NERFINISHED
patron William II of Sicily NERFINISHED
regionOfUNESCOSite Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale NERFINISHED
rite Latin Rite
roofType wooden roof
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Sicily
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2015

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northwestern Sicily containsLandmark Monreale Cathedral
Monreale hasPlaceOfWorship Monreale Cathedral
Monreale hasLandmark Monreale Cathedral
this entity surface form: Cathedral of Monreale
William II of Sicily burialPlace Monreale Cathedral
William II of Sicily patronOf Monreale Cathedral
William II of Sicily architecturalPatronage Monreale Cathedral
Arab-Norman architecture hasExample Monreale Cathedral
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale includes Monreale Cathedral
this entity surface form: Cathedral of Monreale