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