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