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