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