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