1487 IT - Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù’ and Monreale (2015)

Brief Description

"Located on the northern coast of Sicily, Arab-Norman Palermo includes a series of nine civil and religious structures dating from the era of the Norman kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194): two palaces, three churches, a cathedral, a bridge, as well as the cathedrals of Cefalú and Monreale. Collectively, they are an example of a social-cultural syncretism between Western, Islamic and Byzantine cultures on the island which gave rise to new concepts of space, structure and decoration. They also bear testimony to the fruitful coexistence of people of different origins and religions (Muslim, Byzantine, Latin, Jewish, Lombard and French)."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1487

• 1487-001 Royal Palace and Palatine Chapel
• 1487-002 Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti
• 1487-003 Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio
• 1487-004 Church of San Cataldo
• 1487-005 Palermo Cathedral
• 1487-006 Zisa Palace
• 1487-007 Admiral’s Bridge
• 1487-008 Cefalù Cathedral
• 1487-009 Monreale Cathedral

1487-002 Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti

1487-005 Cathedral of Palermo

Courtesy of Diaboluke from postcrossing forum

1487-008 Cefalù Cathedral

1487-009 Monreale Cathedral