Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL
the Baroque exterior
The southern portico
The lost chapel
The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order
The Gualtiero Cathedral
The Great Restoration
The Cathedral over the centuries
Mosaic decoration
Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace
The senses tell the historical context
The Cassaro
Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God
Interior decorations
A new Cathedral
Ecclesia munita
Cefalù: settlement evidence through time
The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders
The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel
The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries
Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time
The mosaics of the transept and the apses
The Chapel of the Kings
The beginning of the construction site
The architectural appearance and transformations over time
The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral
The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition
From oblivion to the recovery of memory
The senses tell Context 1
The decorated facade
The king’s mark
The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
The senses tell the historical context
The longest aisle
A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety
Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions
The side aisles
Two initially similar towers, varied over time
The transformations of the hall through the centuries
A controversial interpretation
The Palace of Kings
The stone bible
The original design
The towers and the western facade
The birth of the Norman kingdom
Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel
The decorations on the bell tower
the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art
A remarkable ceiling
The architectural space
The senses tell the architecture
The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister
From earthquake to collapse
The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light
The senses tell the historical context
The senses tell the ceiling
The chystro: a place between earth and sky
A Northern population
From the Mosque to the Cathedral
The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon
The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents
The balance between architecture and light
The rediscovered chapel
The towers facing the facade used as bell towers
The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form
The rediscovered palace
The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory
Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses
Restorations
Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period
The Royal Throne
The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy
The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting
Roger II’s strategic design
Decorations
A space between the visible and the invisible
Transformations over the centuries
Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”
Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling
The interior of the church
The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history
The Bible carved in stone
Worship services
Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power
The cultural substrate through time
A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content
The mosaics of the presbytery
A tree full of life
A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries
A building constructed in a short space of time
Squaring the circle
Under the crosses of the Bema
The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work
The senses tell the architecture and decorations
The senses tell restorations
The mosaics of the apses
The Virgin Hodegetria
A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries
Palermo: the happiest city
The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily
A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations
The mosaics of the naves
The area of the Sanctuary
Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves
The Admiral’s dedication
From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith
A palimpsest of history
The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure
The senses tell baroque decoration
The senses tell the flooring
Artistic elements in Peter’s ship
The cemetery of kings
Beyond the harmony of proportions
The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral
The return of water
The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time
The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door
An architectural crescendo
Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo
The senses tell the interior
The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom
Survey of the royal tombs
The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout
The chapel of St. Benedict
The Kings’ Cathedrals
The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light
The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex
Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo
Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily
The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography
The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model
the Baroque interior
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
