Cathedral of Syracuse

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The Cathedral of Syracuse is a historic Baroque and Norman-style cathedral built over an ancient Greek temple on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque architecture ⓘ
Norman architecture ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
basilica minor ⓘ
cathedral in Italy ⓘ
church building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima ⓘ
Duomo di Siracusa ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Norman ⓘ
builtOver Temple of Athena ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ
cityPatronSaint Saint Lucy ⓘ
constructionPeriod 7th century ⓘ
contains visible Doric columns from the Temple of Athena ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Syracuse ⓘ
façadeStyle Sicilian Baroque ⓘ
function seat of the Archbishop of Syracuse ⓘ
governingBody Archdiocese of Syracuse ⓘ
hasBellTowers two ⓘ
hasChapel Chapel of Saint Lucy ⓘ
hasColumns Doric columns from Greek temple ⓘ
hasCrypt yes ⓘ
hasHighAltar yes ⓘ
hasNave yes ⓘ
hasOrgan yes ⓘ
hasPiazza Piazza Duomo, Syracuse ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 2005 ⓘ
housesRelicsOf Saint Lucy ⓘ
liturgicalRite Roman Rite ⓘ
liturgicalStatus active church ⓘ
locatedIn Province of Syracuse ⓘ
Region of Sicily ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
Syracuse ⓘ
locatedOn island of Ortygia ⓘ
linked to: Ortygia
mainPortalOrientation west ⓘ
notableFor integration of ancient Greek temple structure into Christian cathedral ⓘ
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" ⓘ
primaryMaterial local limestone ⓘ
reconstructionAfter 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ
region southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
status metropolitan cathedral ⓘ
touristAttraction major ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Syracuse, Sicily → siteContains → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
Syracuse → hasLandmark → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
Ortygia → contains → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
Cathedral of Syracuse → alsoKnownAs → Duomo di Siracusa ⓘ
linked to: Cathedral of Syracuse
Piazza Duomo, Syracuse → hasLandmark → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
Piazza Duomo, Syracuse → hasLandmark → Duomo di Siracusa ⓘ
linked to: Cathedral of Syracuse
Arethusa Spring → near → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
Piazza del Duomo (Ortygia) → mainBuilding → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
subject linked to: Piazza del Duomo
Piazza del Duomo (Ortygia) → mainBuilding → Duomo di Siracusa ⓘ
subject linked to: Piazza del Duomo
linked to: Cathedral of Syracuse
Piazza del Duomo (Ortygia) → hasLandmark → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
subject linked to: Piazza del Duomo
Piazza del Duomo (Ortygia) → centralReligiousBuilding → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
subject linked to: Piazza del Duomo
Piazza del Duomo (Ortygia) → knownFor → Cathedral of Syracuse façade ⓘ
subject linked to: Piazza del Duomo
linked to: Cathedral of Syracuse
Fountain of Arethusa → near → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ
Comune di Siracusa → contains → Cathedral of Syracuse ⓘ