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