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A Gothic cathedral which dates to the 12th century. The cathedral suffered serious damage in the 1908 earthquake and was restored between 1919 and 1920. During the Second World War, Allied bombings destroyed part of the Cathedral, which was rebuilt in 1943. It is consecrated to the “ Virgin of the Letter”, The Patronnes of the Town.
Messina Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Messina, Sicily. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Messina, it became in 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.
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An 18th-century building, perhaps of a relatively modest exterior, but it's one of a few ones survived the earthquake of 1908.
Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani
One of a few survivors of the earthquake in 1908. Its origin dates to the 12th century in later Norman style with Arabic-influenced elements.
Two smaller fountains survived out of four built between 1666 and 1742.
Municipio of Messina was built in 1924 in Neoclassical style under direction by Antonio Zanca.
An eclectic building constructed between 1924 and 1929 in Liberty style. Inside it consists of 3 passages converging into a hexagonal centre covered by a glass dome. It's somewhat similar to other galleria's across Italy.
The current building is essentially a ground floor of the former palazzo which was severely damaged by earthquakes and World War II bombing.