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