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