Cattedrale di Monreale
Monreale, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Monreale Cathedral, a Catholic church in Monreale in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, is one of the greatest surviving examples of Norman architecture. Begun in 1174 by William II of Sicily and dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, it was elevated to metropolitan cathedral rank in 1182. It forms part of the Arab-Norman Palermo and Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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- Built
- Type
- cathedral, minor basilica
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Place
- Monreale, Italy
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