Cattedrale di Palermo

The Cattedrale di Palermo is a large Arab-Norman building.

The 15th century 3-arched portico took 200 years to complete.

A column inscribed with a passage from the Koran is visible at the southern porch and serves as a reminder of the cathedral's beginnings as a mosque.

The royal tombs

Meridian on the floor

The altar in St. Peter and St. Agata's Chapel is made of lapis lazuli and agate.

Pietro Martorana's painting of St. Peter Healing St. Agata's wounds in jail.

Elaborate holy water font.

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