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