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