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