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