Catania, Sicily

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Catania, Sicily
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Cathedral	Cathedral	Cathedral	Cathedral

Baroque Cathedral dedicated to Saint Agatha	Pendant bellflowers hang from the capital	Cathedral cupola from afar	Cathedral Norman transept

Cathedral Norman wall in the transept	Baroque features	Gilded Baroque table features C scrolls
Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous	Miscellaneous

Papyrus plants. Catania is well known for its paper production using papyrus	Baroque corbel with a carved grotesque supports a balcony	Baroque corbels	Detail from previous photo.

A late Renaissance style building

Catania is the second largest city of Sicily after Palermo. Situated between the Ionian Sea and slopes of Mount Etna, it has used black lava from the Etna eruptions as building material.

The cathedral is noted for its original Norman apses and transept. The facade, with two tiers of columns, is fully Baroque thanks to the design of G. B. Vaccarini, who also designed the left-hand side of the Cathedral after the severe earthquake of 1693.

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