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