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