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