Mosaic, La Martorana, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Coronation of Roger II of Sicily, 1095-1154, by Jesus Christ, 12th century Byzantine mosaics, in La Martorana, or Concattedrale Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, a 12th century orthodox church which merged with the adjacent Benedictine convent in 1433, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Palermo's Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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