Monday 26 August 2013

Siracusa Cathedral, Sicily



Solid pillars and saintly statues adorn the front of Siracusa Cathedral

The Baroque carving continues inside Siracusa Cathedral's grand entrance hall.

Siracusa Cathedral incorporates the remains of a fifth century BC Doric Temple of Athena


The lavishly-carved and heavily-restored facade of Siracusa Cathedral, which gleams cream-white in the Sicilian sun.

The domed ceiling of one of the cathedral's four chapels.