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