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