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