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