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