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  • Apse topped by the three Saracen-style, bulbous, red "golfball" domes, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Three Saracen-style, bulbous, red "golfball" domes, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse topped by the three Saracen-style, bulbous, red "golfball" domes, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior view from below of the apse with spolia columns and Byzantine style arcades, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior low angle view of the three red domes, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the apse from the nave with spolia columns and Byzantine style arcades, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the apse from the nave with spolia columns and Byzantine style arcades, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior view from below of the three red domes, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of spolia columns with carved capital, intrados of the Byzantine style arcades, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the apse from the nave with spolia columns and Byzantine style arcades, Chiesa di San Cataldo (Church of San Cataldo, La Cataldo), 1154, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Romanesque church with Arab influences was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, during the Norman occupation of Sicily. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the prophet Isaiah, sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Group of farmers horseback demonstrating against the government, in Sicily, Italy, black and white photograph dating to just after the Second World War, from the exhibition No Mafia Memorial, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. In the 1940s there were widespread peasant protests in Sicily with farmers fighting for land and social justice. The No Mafia Memorial explores the growth and history of the mafia, and its impact on the Sicilian population and its poverty. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Battle of Lepanto with the 2 naval fleets facing each other before battle, fresco, 16th century, on the wall of the nave of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. The Battle of Lepanto in 1571 saw the defeat of the Ottoman empire. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main altar and dome of the Chapel of the Choir, 1574-77, with frescoes by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, in the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. The cupola frescoes depict the Resurrection, Assumption, Pentecost, Death of the Virgin, Jonah, David, Solomon, Daniel and God the Father Pantocrator. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Ferdinando d'Aragona Tagliavia, 1549, with marble effigy of a reclining warrior, in the Chapel of the Choir, in the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary and Jesus with Achaz and Manasse from the upper branch of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 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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  • Teatro Marmoreo or Marble Theatre, a sculptural Baroque monument by Gaspare Guercio, 1611-79, Carlo D'Aprile, 1621-68, and Gaspard Serpotta, in celebration of Philip IV of Habsburg, or Philip the Great, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The original statue of Philip IV was destroyed during the Sicilian Revolution in 1848 and was replaced in 1856 by a statue of King Philip V of Spain, by Nuncio Morello. Behind the monument is the Royal Palace, or Palazzo Reale, or Norman Palace, or Palazzo dei Normanni. It is the oldest royal residence in Europe and was home to the Kings of Sicily, and is now the seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly. Built on an earlier Arabic castle, the Norman palace was begun in the 11th century, and forms part of the Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalu and Monreale UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble sarcophagus, tomb of Carlo d'Aragona Tagliavia, 1530-99, in the Chapel of the Choir, in the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. On the wall is a copy of the painting Spasimo di Sicilia by Raphael. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco panel of the Bronze Snake, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, from the right column around the Gothic arch in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco bust of the Libyan Sibyl, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, from the right column around the Gothic arch in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the restored Baroque presbytery, wall frescoes and Tree of Jesse stucco (left), 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ozia and Ioatam from a branch of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco bust of the Erythraean Sibyl, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, from the right column around the Gothic arch in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Piazza del Duomo seen in early morning light in Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily, pictured on September 14, 2009, in the morning. The 2,700 year old Syracuse is a province and a city in southern Italy on the Island of Sicily. The island Ortigia is the historic centre of Syracuse. Today the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded by Ancient Greek Corinthians and allied with Sparta and Corinth, it was a very powerful city-state and one of the major powers of the Mediterranean.  In the 17th century it was heavily destroyed by an earthquake. Many buildings date back to the  19th century when it regained importance. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Coronation of Roger II of Sicily, 1095-1154, by Jesus Christ, 12th century Byzantine mosaic, 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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  • 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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  • The Battle of Lepanto, detail, with the 2 naval fleets facing each other before battle, fresco, 16th century, on the wall of the nave of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. The Battle of Lepanto in 1571 saw the defeat of the Ottoman empire. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Madonna di Loreto, marble statue with traces of gilt of the Virgin and child, 1489, by Francesco Laurana, 1430-1502, in the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto, in the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Ferdinando d'Aragona Tagliavia, 1549, with marble effigy of a reclining warrior, in the Chapel of the Choir, in the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The stucco decoration was made 1574-80 by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, depicting the prophecies, mysteries and prefigurations of Christ and the Tree of Jesse (top), which features 14 statues. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes on the ceiling of the portico of the Franciscan monastery La Gancia, 15th century, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Part of the monastery is now the provincial Archive of State. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portal of Palazzo Forcella, 1832, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vucciria at night, oldest market of Palermo, Piazza Caracciolo, Sicily, Italy. The name probably derives from the word ?Bucceria?, which in turn comes from the French "boucherie", which means butcher. The Vucciria originally was dedicated primarily to the sale of meat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonna dell'Immacolata (Column of the Immaculate), 1724 designed by Tommaso Maria Napoli and built by Giovanni Amico, Piazza San Domenico, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The marble column stands on a marble pedestal and is topped by a bronze statue of the Immaculate. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen arches between the nave and the ambulatory of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Columns of the Baroque facade of the chiesa di San Domenico (Church and Oratory of San Domenico), 1458 - 1480, on the left, city rooftops view and snow-capped mountains in the distance, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Young mother carrying her daughter asleep in the Vucciria at night, oldest market of Palermo, Piazza Caracciolo, Sicily, Italy. The name probably derives from the word ?Bucceria?, which in turn comes from the French "boucherie", which means butcher. The Vucciria originally was dedicated primarily to the sale of meat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vucciria at night, oldest market of Palermo, Piazza Caracciolo, Sicily, Italy. The name probably derives from the word ?Bucceria?, which in turn comes from the French "boucherie", which means butcher. The Vucciria originally was dedicated primarily to the sale of meat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain (detail) of one of the four Baroque buildings closing the octagonal Quattro Canti square, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It was laid out in 1608-1620 by Giulio Lasso at the crossing of two principal streets and was one of the first major examples of town planning in Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, sculpture by Vincenzo Vitagliano in 1744, located in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) of Palermo. 18th century dome by Ferdinando Fuga visible in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 18th century dome, the Duomo (Cathedral) of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. 12th century cathedral encompassing a wide variety of architectural styles from Romanesque to Byzantine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and Presbytery, 18th century, Ferdinando Fuga, the Duomo (Cathedral) of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. 12th century cathedral encompassing a wide variety of architectural styles from Romanesque to Byzantine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque painting of the 18th century cupola, Ferdinando Fuga, the Duomo (Cathedral) of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. 12th century cathedral encompassing a wide variety of architectural styles from Romanesque to Byzantine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. In the background dome of the Baroque Chiesa di Santa Caterina (Church of St. Catherine), 1566, is visible. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in Majesty between Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Norman-Byzantine mosaics of the Western wall of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ Pantocrator, Norman-Byzantine mosaics in the apse of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen arches and Byzantine mosaics in the choir of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen arches and Byzantine mosaics in the choir of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mummified remains at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, located on the crypt below the Palermo's Capuchin monastery, Sicily, Italy. Mummification of monks at the catacombs began in 1500s; burials stopped in the 1920s; deceased were preserved in their habits or own clothes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men mixing mortar, detail from the building of the Tower of Babel, mosaic, 1140-70, on the South wall of the nave, in the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. It has a sanctuary dedicated to St Peter and muqarnas in the nave ceiling, being a marriage of Norman, Byzantine and Islamic Fatimid architectural styles. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kalsa district with snow-capped mountains in the background, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Franciscan Family Tree, mural painting in the portico of the Franciscan monastery La Gancia, 15th century, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Part of the monastery is now the provincial Archive of State. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial to Frederick II, Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Royal Palace of Palermo, 12th century, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kalsa district with snow-capped mountains in the background, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque facades of buildings with balconies in Via Alloro, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruined building of Banca Nazionale, Piazza Garraffello, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The red letters UWE with the red cross correspond to Uwe Jaentsch, Austrian plastic artist who adopted the Garraffello square ten years ago. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vucciria at night, oldest market of Palermo, Piazza Caracciolo, Sicily, Italy. The name probably derives from the word ?Bucceria?, which in turn comes from the French "boucherie", which means butcher. The Vucciria originally was dedicated primarily to the sale of meat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain of one of the four Baroque buildings closing the octagonal Quattro Canti square, officially known as Piazza Vigliena, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It was laid out in 1608-1620 by Giulio Lasso at the crossing of two principal streets and was one of the first major examples of town planning in Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guglielmo Borremans frescoes, ceiling of the nave of Santa Maria della Pieta, late 16th century Baroque church built by Giacomo Amato, Kalsa district, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and Child marble sculpture from the Antonello Gagini school, in a niche of polychrome marble, Chiesa San Giuseppe dei Teatini (San Giuseppe dei Teatini church), 17th century, Giacomo Besio, a Genoese member of the Theatines order, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the apse of Santa Maria della Pieta, late 16th century Baroque church built by Giacomo Amato, Kalsa district, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, sculpture by Vincenzo Vitagliano in 1744, located in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) of Palermo. Baroque small side cupolas by Ferdinando Fuga visible in the background. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century portico by Domenico and Antonello Gagini, Duomo (Cathedral) of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. 12th century cathedral encompassing a wide variety of architectural styles from Romanesque to Byzantine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque painting of the 18th century cupola, Ferdinando Fuga, the Duomo (Cathedral) of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. 12th century cathedral encompassing a wide variety of architectural styles from Romanesque to Byzantine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Romanesque decorations (detail) of the apse, the Duomo (Cathedral) of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. 12th century cathedral encompassing a wide variety of architectural styles from Romanesque to Byzantine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. In the background dome of the Baroque Chiesa di Santa Caterina (Church of St. Catherine), 1566, is visible. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble and mosaics decoration of a wall of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in Majesty, intrados mosaics of the Saracen arches of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saracen arches and Byzantine mosaics in the choir of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Muqarnas ceiling, Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Muqarnas ceiling, Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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