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