The interior of the Abbey Cloister, Monreale, Sicily
View of the Norman Cloister at the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily. The Cathedral is one of the greatest extant examples of Norman architecture in the world. It was begun in 1174 by William II, and in 1182 the church, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was, by a bull of Pope Lucius III, elevated to the rank of a metropolitan cathedral. The church is a national monument of Italy and one of the most important attractions of Sicily
Picture No
10282776
Media ID
46536498
Size
2869px x 4704px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1931
