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Presbyterium mosaics, Cefalu cathedral, Cefalu, Sicily, Italy

Presbyterium mosaics of Cefalu cathedral, a 12th century Norman Romanesque cathedral decorated with Byzantine mosaic, at Cefalu, on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily, Italy. The mosaics were made in the 12th century by artisans from Constantinople, centred around Christ Pantocrator, with the Virgin, archangels, apostles and evangelists. The town was founded by the Greeks, and has been populated by the Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs and Normans. This cathedral forms part of Cefalu's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Presbyterium mosaics of Cefalu cathedral, a 12th century Norman Romanesque cathedral decorated with Byzantine mosaic, at Cefalu, on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily, Italy. The mosaics were made in the 12th century by artisans from Constantinople, centred around Christ Pantocrator, with the Virgin, archangels, apostles and evangelists. The town was founded by the Greeks, and has been populated by the Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs and Normans. This cathedral forms part of Cefalu's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen