Duomo Review

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Duomo

  • Address: Piazza del Duomo, Messina, 98122
  • Phone: 090/774895

Fodor's Review:

The reconstruction of Messina's Norman and Romanesque Duomo, originally built by the Norman king Roger II in 1197, has retained much of the original plan, including a handsome crown of Norman battlements, an enormous apse, and a splendid wood-beam ceiling. The adjoining bell tower contains one of the largest and most complex mechanical clocks in the world, constructed in 1933 with a host of gilded automatons, including a roaring lion, that spring into action every day at the stroke of noon.

  • Open: Weekdays 7:20-7, weekends 7:20-12:30 and 4-7
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