Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel.

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Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti (St John of the Hermits), Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 1927. The church was founded in the 6th century but became a mosque after the Arab conquest of Sicily. The Islamic influence is notable in the architecture of the building, which became a Christian church again after the Normans conquered the island in the 12th century. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

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Size: 3583px × 5030px
Location: World,Europe,Italy,Sicily,World,Europe,Italy,Sicily,Palermo,Palermo
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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