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