Monreale Cathedral

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Monreale Cathedral is a renowned Norman-era church near Palermo in Sicily, famous for its vast and intricate Byzantine mosaics and richly decorated cloisters.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Monreale Cathedral canonical 13
Cathedral of Monreale 2
Duomo di Monreale 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
basilica minor ⓘ
cathedral church ⓘ
church building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cattedrale di Monreale ⓘ
Duomo di Monreale ⓘ
linked to: Monreale Cathedral
architecturalStyle Arab-Norman architecture ⓘ
Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Norman architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
builtUnder William II of Sicily ⓘ
cloisterShape square cloister ⓘ
consecrationYear 1182 ⓘ
constructionStart circa 1172 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Nativity of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
famousFor combination of Norman, Arab, and Byzantine elements ⓘ
extensive Byzantine mosaics ⓘ
richly decorated cloisters ⓘ
governingDiocese Archdiocese of Monreale ⓘ
hasFeature cloister of the Benedictine monastery ⓘ
cosmatesque-style pavements ⓘ
large central apse ⓘ
pointed arches in cloister arcades ⓘ
two western towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
interiorDecoration gold-ground mosaics ⓘ
length approximately 102 meters ⓘ
locatedIn Metropolitan City of Palermo ⓘ
Monreale ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
locatedNear Palermo ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
mosaicDepicts Christ Pantocrator in the apse ⓘ
New Testament scenes ⓘ
Old Testament scenes ⓘ
mosaicTechnique Byzantine mosaic ⓘ
naveType basilican plan with three naves ⓘ
numberOfCloisterColumns over 200 paired columns ⓘ
partOf Archdiocese of Monreale ⓘ
patron William II of Sicily ⓘ
regionOfUNESCOSite Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
roofType wooden roof ⓘ
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Sicily ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2015 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

northwestern Sicily → containsLandmark → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Monreale → hasPlaceOfWorship → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Monreale → hasLandmark → Cathedral of Monreale ⓘ
linked to: Monreale Cathedral
William II of Sicily → burialPlace → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
William II of Sicily → patronOf → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
William II of Sicily → architecturalPatronage → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Arab-Norman architecture → hasExample → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale → includes → Cathedral of Monreale ⓘ
linked to: Monreale Cathedral
Bishop of Monreale → see → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
William the Good → burialPlace → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
William the Good → patronage → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Cloister of Monreale Cathedral → partOf → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
subject linked to: cloister of Monreale Cathedral
Archdiocese of Monreale → cathedral → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Archdiocese of Monreale → hasMajorChurch → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Norman → hasNotableExample → Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Monreale Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Duomo di Monreale ⓘ
linked to: Monreale Cathedral