The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral in Sicily, built by the island's last Norman king, are set to regain their golden lustre ...

The Monreale Cathedral in Sicily, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is undergoing restoration to regain its golden mosaic lustre. Built in the late 12th century, the cathedral combines Western, Islamic, ...

Gustav Klimt is world-renowned for his glittering gold canvases. But what inspired the Austrian artist's fascination with the ...

Gaudí saw a melding of the most basic floor plan of a neo-Gothic church, transformed by his fascination with nature and ...

The Monreale Cathedral, erected in 1174–89 near Palermo on the orders of King William II, is a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

It has been much restored and rebuilt but the 13th-century apse mosaic is charming, and there's a fragment of fresco by Giotto behind the first column on the right. There's also a pretty 13th-century ...