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