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Arab Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale

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Location
  
Italy

Criteria
  
ii, iv

UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription
  
2015

Type
  
Cultural

Reference
  
1487

Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

UNESCO region
  
Europe and North America

Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale is a series of nine religious and civic structures located on the northern coast of Sicily dating from the era of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194): two palaces, three churches, a cathedral, a bridge are in Palermo, as well as the cathedrals of Cefalú and Monreale.

The new Norman rulers started to build various constructions in what is called the Arab-Norman style. They incorporated the best practices of Arab and Byzantine architecture into their own art.

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Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale Wikipedia