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