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