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