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