(slideshow ) Stunning Byzantine mosaics

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Virgin Mary, Cefalù Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily

Cefalù Cathedral, in the eponymous city of Cefalù, Sicily, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to some of the most stunning mosaics of Byzantine art. This 12th-century dark gold mosaic represents the Virgin Mary surrounded by the four archangels: from left to right, St. Raphael, St. Michael, St. Gabriel and Uriel.

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