Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. To The Greater Glory Of God. The Metropolitan Cathedral Of Santa Maria Nuova, Monreale, Sicily.

English: Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily.

Deutsch: Kathedrale Santa Maria Nuova, Monreale, Sizilien.

Photo: 8 September 2012.

Source: Own work.

Author: pjt56.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Cathedral of Monreale is one of the greatest extant examples of Norman architecture in the world. It was begun in 1174 by King William II of Sicily, and, in 1182, the Church, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was, by a Bull of Pope Lucius III, elevated to 

the Rank of a Metropolitan Cathedral.

See, BELOW, 

for stunning photography of 

Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, 

Monreale, Sicily,

TAKEN BY A DRONE !!!

The following Article can be found on FR Z's BLOG

Basilica Santa Maria La Nuova di Monreale, in Sicily, is a magnificent 12th-Century Normano-Byzantine edifice, which must number among the most beautiful Churches in the world.

COOL THING: The photography is done with a drone !

HERE

Hit the toggle button on the lower right of the frame to see it larger.