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Name?

Palermo cathedral

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Year?

Finished being built around 1185

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Where built?

Same site as the Great Mosque of Bal’haram when city was ruled by Arabs

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When Arabs control Palermo?

Islamic rule from Late ninth to eleventh centuries

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Where can see Arabic architecture?

Two bells towers with Arabic designs

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Bridge with pointed arch (common Arabic architecture)

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Arabic inscription on far left column of cathedral entrance

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Represent?

Stretches east to west to show union of western and eastern world

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part of?

Part of Arab-Norman Palermo route and UNESCO site

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Name?

Cappella palatina 1130-1143

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Ceiling made with decorative elements of Arabic architecture

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Ceiling?

Finest wood painted with daily scenes

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culture?

Coexistence of Byzantine, Arab and Norman shown on floor