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