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