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