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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Cefalú , Sicily, Italyen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1131-1240 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Norman)en_US
dc.date1131-1240en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-25T17:45:59Z
dc.date.available2013-02-25T17:45:59Z
dc.date.issued1131-1240en_US
dc.identifier195849en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1520en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/103357
dc.descriptionWindows along the nave, south side; The cathedral, dating from 1131, was commenced in the Norman style, the island of Sicily having been conquered by the Normans in 1091. According to tradition, the building was erected after a vow made to the Holy Saviour by the King of Sicily, Roger II, after he escaped from a storm to land on the city's beach. The fortress-like character of the building, which, seen from a distance, rises as a huge bulk above its medieval town, may in part reflect the vulnerability of the site to attack from the sea. It also made a powerful statement of the Norman presence. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectreligiousen_US
dc.subjectNormanen_US
dc.subjectRomanesqueen_US
dc.titleCefalù Cathedralen_US
dc.title.alternativeCathedral-Basilica of Cefalùen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A3-N-S-CD-D3en_US
vra.culturalContextNormanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypecathedralen_US
vra.worktypebasilicaen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Norman)en_US


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