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