Palermo Cathedral

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Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary Cattedrale metropolitana della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta
Palermo Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Archdiocese of Palermo
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Palermo, Italy
Geographic coordinates	38°06′52″N 13°21′22″E / 38.11444°N 13.35611°E / 38.11444; 13.35611
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Norman, Islamic, Gothic, Baroque, Neoclassical
Groundbreaking	1185
Completed	completed in the Middle Ages but with subsequent additions until the eighteenth century
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Designated	2015 (39th session)
Reference no.	1487
State Party	Italy
Region	Europe and North America

Palermo Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo, located in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. As an architectural complex, it is characterized by the presence of different styles, due to a long history of additions, alterations and restorations, the last of which occurred in the 18th century.