Cefalu Cathedral - (Palermo | Sicily) 4K 🇮🇹

Описание: Cefalu Cathedral - (Palermo | Sicily) 🇮🇹: A church with the appearance of a fortress dominates the skyline of the medieval town of Cefalu. It is the Cefalu Cathedral, an Islamic-influenced building, showing the power and presence of the Normans in the territory. The Cefalu Cathedral is located on the Southern Italian island of Sicily. This religious building was built by the Normans who originally came from Scandinavia and occupied the island between the eleventh and the thirteenth century. They incorporated Islamic traditions combined with influences adopted from the Eastern Roman Empire architecture, known as Byzantine; they created a singular style known as Norman-Arab architecture. The King of Sicily, Roger II, erected the Cefalu Cathedral as a way to fulfill the promise he made to the Holy Savior. After being trapped by a storm on the sea, he promised to build a church on the place he could safely land. He managed to escape the storm and arrived at Cefalu's beach. Construction started in 1131. Although the cathedral was originally conceived as a mausoleum for the royal family, that use was given to the Church of Palermo after the death of Roger II. Between 1172 and 1215, construction slowed down significantly. In 1240, it was finally completed. The square in front of the cathedral and the stairway were built over the old cemetery. Local lore say the square in front of the cathedral was created with earth brought from Jerusalem.!!

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