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Piazza Del Duomo - Il campanile del Duomo di Messina e la Fontana di Orione. Messina Cathedral 6
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Piazza Del Duomo - Il campanile del Duomo di Messina e la Fontana di Orione. Messina Cathedral 6
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Piazza Del Duomo - Il campanile del Duomo di Messina e la Fontana di Orione. Messina Cathedral 7
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Piazza Del Duomo - Il campanile del Duomo di Messina e la Fontana di Orione. Messina Cathedral 7
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Piazza del Duomo y la fuente de Orión. Messina Cathedral 8
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Piazza del Duomo y la fuente de Orión. Messina Cathedral 8
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Campanile. Messina Cathedral 13
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Campanile. Messina Cathedral 13
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Messina Duomo Campanile. At noon the action begins and the World's largest Astronomical clock on Messina Cathedral's bell tower starts to come to life. Messina Cathedral 16
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Messina Duomo Campanile. At noon the action begins and the World's largest Astronomical clock on Messina Cathedral's bell tower starts to come to life. Messina Cathedral 16
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Campanile. Messina Cathedral 17
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Campanile. Messina Cathedral 19
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Christ's Resurrection. After the lion and cockerel the tower plays an instrumental version of Schubert's 'Ave Maria' whilst nearer the base of the tower the figure of the Resurrected Christ suddenly emerges triumphantly from the tomb! (this tableaux is interchangeable with three other Biblical scenes for different part's of the Church's calender. These are visible inside when one ascends the tower). Messina Cathedral 22
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Christ's Resurrection. After the lion and cockerel the tower plays an instrumental version of Schubert's 'Ave Maria' whilst nearer the base of the tower the figure of the Resurrected Christ suddenly emerges triumphantly from the tomb! (this tableaux is interchangeable with three other Biblical scenes for different part's of the Church's calender. These are visible inside when one ascends the tower). Messina Cathedral 22
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Campanile. Messina Cathedral 23
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Death chimes the hours. The lowest tableaux of the astronomical clock on the Messina Duomo bell tower represents Death and the Four Ages of Man (he chimes every quarter of the hour when the next Age of Man appears). The very bottom has a small scene of various gods in chariots drawn by real and mythical beasts. These represent the days of the week and move into a new position every midnight. Messina Cathedral 24
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Death chimes the hours. The lowest tableaux of the astronomical clock on the Messina Duomo bell tower represents Death and the Four Ages of Man (he chimes every quarter of the hour when the next Age of Man appears). The very bottom has a small scene of various gods in chariots drawn by real and mythical beasts. These represent the days of the week and move into a new position every midnight. Messina Cathedral 24
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Astronomical Clock. The World's largest Astronomical clock has two dials situated on the south face of the bell tower, facing the main door of the Cathedral. Messina Cathedral 25
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Astronomical Clock. The World's largest Astronomical clock has two dials situated on the south face of the bell tower, facing the main door of the Cathedral. Messina Cathedral 25
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Astronomical Clock. Messina Cathedral 26
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Astronomical Clock. Messina Cathedral 26
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West Facade. Messina Cathedral 27
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West Facade. Messina Cathedral 29
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West Door. Messina Cathedral 30
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West Door. Messina Cathedral 30
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West Door. Messina Cathedral 31
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West Door. Messina Cathedral 31
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Detail of Facade. The 15th century main west portal of Messina Cathedral is it's most outstanding surviving original feature. Beautiful, intricately sculpted marble figures in relief seem to cover the entire door surround. Messina Cathedral 32
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Detail of Facade. The 15th century main west portal of Messina Cathedral is it's most outstanding surviving original feature. Beautiful, intricately sculpted marble figures in relief seem to cover the entire door surround. Messina Cathedral 32
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Climbing Children. Detail of the magnificent 15th century west portal of Messina Cathedral, the jambs of which are heavily populated by children climbing through the vines that envelope the colonnettes. Messina Cathedral 33
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Climbing Children. Detail of the magnificent 15th century west portal of Messina Cathedral, the jambs of which are heavily populated by children climbing through the vines that envelope the colonnettes. Messina Cathedral 33
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Puerta Lateral. Messina Cathedral 34
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Puerta Lateral. Messina Cathedral 34
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Nave Central. Messina Cathedral 35
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Nave Central. Messina Cathedral 35
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Nave Central. Messina Cathedral 36
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Nave Central. Messina Cathedral 36
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Nave y Ábside Central. Messina Cathedral 37
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Nave y Ábside Central. Messina Cathedral 37
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Il soffitto (El techo). Messina Cathedral 38
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Il soffitto (El techo). Messina Cathedral 38
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Il soffitto. Messina Cathedral 39
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Il soffitto. Messina Cathedral 39
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Chancel Arch Mosaic. Messina Cathedral 40
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Chancel Arch Mosaic. Messina Cathedral 40
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Il soffitto. Messina Cathedral 41
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Il soffitto. Messina Cathedral 41
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Wooden ceiling. Messina Cathedral 42
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Wooden ceiling. Messina Cathedral 42
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Wooden ceiling. Messina Cathedral 43
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Wooden ceiling. Messina Cathedral 43
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Gran Órgano. Messina Cathedral 44
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Gran Órgano. Messina Cathedral 44
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Altar Mayor y Ábside. Messina Cathedral 45
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Altar Mayor y Ábside. Messina Cathedral 45
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Abside Centrale. Messina Cathedral 46
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Abside Centrale. Messina Cathedral 46
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Abside Centrale. Nella volta un imponente mosaico, ricostruito riproducendo quello originale del XIV secolo, rappresenta Cristo in trono, attorniato dalle figure di due arcangeli, della Vergine, di San Giovanni Battista, del Re Pietro d'Aragona e dall'Arcivescovo Guidotto De Abbiate. Messina Cathedral 47
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Abside Centrale. Nella volta un imponente mosaico, ricostruito riproducendo quello originale del XIV secolo, rappresenta Cristo in trono, attorniato dalle figure di due arcangeli, della Vergine, di San Giovanni Battista, del Re Pietro d'Aragona e dall'Arcivescovo Guidotto De Abbiate. Messina Cathedral 47
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L'altar Maggiore. Messina Cathedral 48
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L'altar Maggiore. Messina Cathedral 48
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L'altar Maggiore. Messina Cathedral 49
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L'altar Maggiore. Messina Cathedral 49
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Abside Sinistra. Cappella del Santissimo Sacramento. Messina Cathedral 50
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Abside Sinistra. Cappella del Santissimo Sacramento. Messina Cathedral 50
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Abside Destra. Nella Cappella, una volta dedicata alla Sacra Lettera, a partire dal 1628 viene onorato San Placido. Messina Cathedral 51
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Abside Destra. Nella Cappella, una volta dedicata alla Sacra Lettera, a partire dal 1628 viene onorato San Placido. Messina Cathedral 51
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Nave derecha. Messina Cathedral 52
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Nave derecha. Messina Cathedral 52
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Púlpito. Messina Cathedral 53
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Púlpito. Messina Cathedral 53
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Galería del Apostolado Nave derecha, vista desde la entrada. Messina Cathedral 54
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Galería del Apostolado Nave derecha, vista desde la entrada. Messina Cathedral 54
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Galería del Apostolado Nave derecha, vista desde el Ábside. Assunta. Messina Cathedral 55
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Galería del Apostolado Nave derecha, vista desde el Ábside. Assunta. Messina Cathedral 55
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San Paolo. Messina Cathedral 56
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San Paolo. Messina Cathedral 56
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San Giacomo Maggiore. Messina Cathedral 57
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San Giacomo Maggiore. Messina Cathedral 57
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San Tommaso. Messina Cathedral 58
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San Tommaso. Messina Cathedral 58
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San Giacomo Minore. Messina Cathedral 59
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San Giacomo Minore. Messina Cathedral 59
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San Matteo. Messina Cathedral 60
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San Matteo. Messina Cathedral 60
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San Giuda Taddeo. Messina Cathedral 61
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San Giuda Taddeo. Messina Cathedral 61
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San Giovanni Battista. Messina Cathedral 62
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San Giovanni Battista. Messina Cathedral 62
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Nave Izquierda. Messina Cathedral 63
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Nave Izquierda. Messina Cathedral 63
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Vista de la Galería del Apostolado Nave Izquierda desde la entrada al ábside. San Vittorio de Angelica. Messina Cathedral 64
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Vista de la Galería del Apostolado Nave Izquierda desde la entrada al ábside. San Vittorio de Angelica. Messina Cathedral 64
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Cappella del Battistero. Messina Cathedral 65
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Cappella del Battistero. Messina Cathedral 65
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San Simone. Cappella del Battistero. Messina Cathedral 66
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San Simone. Cappella del Battistero. Messina Cathedral 66
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San Bartolomeo. Messina Cathedral 67
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San Bartolomeo. Messina Cathedral 67
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San Filippo. Messina Cathedral 68
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San Filippo. Messina Cathedral 68
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San Giovanni Evangelista. Messina Cathedral 69
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San Giovanni Evangelista. Messina Cathedral 69
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Sant'Andrea. Messina Cathedral 70
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Sant'Andrea. Messina Cathedral 70
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San Pietro. Messina Cathedral 71
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San Pietro. Messina Cathedral 71
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San Girolamo (St. Jerome in his study). Messina Cathedral 72
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San Girolamo (St. Jerome in his study). Messina Cathedral 72
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Il Redentore o Cristo Risorto. Messina Cathedral 73
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Il Redentore o Cristo Risorto. Messina Cathedral 73
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Nave looking West. Messina Cathedral 74
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Nave looking West. Messina Cathedral 74
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The apse of the Duomo (Cathedral) shows clearly its Norman originals, though very little of it is original, as the building was mostly destroyed by the 1908 earthquake and then by aerial bombardment in 1943. Messina Cathedral 75
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The apse of the Duomo (Cathedral) shows clearly its Norman originals, though very little of it is original, as the building was mostly destroyed by the 1908 earthquake and then by aerial bombardment in 1943. Messina Cathedral 75
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Veduta aerea. Messina Cathedral 76
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Veduta aerea. Messina Cathedral 83
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Plano del Campanario. Messina Cathedral 84
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Plano del Campanario. Messina Cathedral 84
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