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