Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale is a series of nine religious and civic structures located on the northern coast of Sicily dating from the era of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194): two palaces, three churches, a cathedral, and a bridge in Palermo, as well as the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale.
[1] The new Norman rulers built various structures in what has become known as the Arab-Norman style.
[2] Although a different builder constructed each of the sites, they are linked together because of their shared architecture and time period.
[3] These sites work to create a shared identity among the areas that they are built in.
This care varies from site to site but most often consists of topical restoration (cleaning, maintaining murals, etc), research (what the building might have looked like originally and what was done there), and structural restoration (making sure the building is safe and structurally sound).