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'It's pure beauty' - Italy's largest medieval mosaics restored

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Monreale cathedral in Sicily has undergone extensive restoration to restore its medieval mosaics.

The cathedral boasts Italy 's largest Byzantine -style mosaics, second in the world only to those of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul .

The restoration lasted over a year, with a maze of scaffolds set up on the altar and transept.

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