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