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