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