2-711-069 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Tower of St Giovanni degli Eremiti, Palermo', 1906. The church, in Palermo, southern Italy, 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 "The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs", Volume VIII, October 1905 - March 1906. [The Burlington Magazine Ltd, London, 1906]