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