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Palermo Cathedral

Palermo Cathedral

Also known as Cattedrale di Palermo

Year

1185

Style

Baroque

Type

cathedral

Palermo Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo, located in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. As an architectural complex, it is characterized by…

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Timeline

  1. 1781-1801

    Renovation

    Between 1781 and 1801 the cathedral was recast in neoclassical form under Ferdinando Fuga, with the work on site carried out largely by Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia. The interior was reorganized into the shape it holds today, and the dome…

    Ferdinando Fuga

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