About Palermo
The city is rich in works of
art; Byzantine, Arab, and Norman influence are blended in many
buildings. Points of interest include the Arab-Norman Palatine
Chapel (1130-40), located in the large palace of the Normans
(today also the seat of the Sicilian parliament); the cathedral
(founded in the late 12th cent.), which contains the tombs of
Frederick II and other rulers; the Church of St. John of the
Hermits (1132); the Palazzo Abbatellis (15th cent.), which houses
the National Gallery of Sicily; the Gothic Palazzo Chiaramonte
(1307); and the Capuchin catacombs.
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