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  • Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals
    • Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL
  • Route A » The Kings’ Cathedrals
    • The Kings’ Cathedrals
    • Monreale Cathedral
      • the Context 1
        • The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time
        • Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo
        • Beyond the harmony of proportions
        • The senses tell Context 1
      • the context 2
        • The cultural substrate through time
        • The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history
        • Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time
        • The senses tell Context 2
      • the cathedral's exterior
        • The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex
        • The towers and the western facade
        • The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door
        • The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form
        • The senses tell the exterior of the cathedral
      • the internal areas
        • From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith
        • The balance between architecture and light
        • The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order
        • The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work
        • A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries
        • The senses tell the internal areas
      • the Great Presbytery
        • The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral
        • The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral
        • The cemetery of kings
        • A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations
        • The mosaics of the presbytery
        • The mosaics of the apses
        • The chapel of St. Benedict
        • The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model
        • A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content
        • The Virgin Hodegetria
        • The senses tell the Great Presbytery
      • the chystro
        • A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety
        • The Bible carved in stone
        • The senses tell the Chystro
    • Cefalù Cathedral
      • context 1
        • Cefalù: settlement evidence through time
        • Roger II’s strategic design
        • The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy
      • context 2
        • Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God
        • The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily
        • Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period
      • context 3
        • The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory
        • The senses tell the context 3
      • the two towers
        • Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily
        • Two initially similar towers, varied over time
        • The towers facing the facade used as bell towers
        • The senses tell the two towers
      • the facade and the portico
        • A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centurries
        • The decorated facade
        • The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure
        • The senses tell the facade and the portico
      • the church hall
        • A space between the visible and the invisible
        • The transformations of the hall through the centuries
        • Artistic elements in Peter’s ship
        • Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions
        • Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves
        • The senses tell the church hall
      • Apses and transept
        • The beginning of the construction site
        • Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses
        • The king’s mark
        • The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon
        • Under the crosses of the Bema
        • Mosaic decoration
        • The senses tell Apses and transept
      • the chystro
        • The chystro: a place between earth and sky
        • The original design
        • The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister
        • Squaring the circle
        • The stone bible
        • The senses tell the chystro
    • Palermo Cathedral
      • The Context 1
        • Palermo: the happiest city
        • A Northern population
      • The Context 2
        • From the Mosque to the Cathedral
        • The Gualtiero Cathedral
        • A palimpsest of history
      • the Portico and the Floor
        • The southern portico
        • A tree full of life
        • The senses tell the Portico and the Floor
      • The central body: the aisles
        • The longest aisle
        • The side aisles
        • Worship services
        • A remarkable ceiling
        • Interior decorations
        • The Cathedral over the centuries
        • The Great Restoration
        • A new Cathedral
        • The senses tell The central body: the aisles
      • The great Presbytery and the apses
        • The area of the Sanctuary
        • Ecclesia munita
        • Transformations over the centuries
        • The senses tell the great Presbytery and the apses
      • St. Mary Magdalene
        • The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
        • The lost chapel
        • A controversial interpretation
        • The rediscovered chapel
        • The senses tell St. Mary Magdalene
      • The Kings’ tombs
        • The Chapel of the Kings
        • Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power
        • Survey of the royal tombs
        • The senses tell The Kings’ tombs
  • Route B » Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo
    • Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo
    • The Palatine Chapel
      • the historical context
        • The birth of the Norman kingdom
        • The Cassaro
        • The Palace of Kings
        • The senses tell the historical context
      • Architecture
        • Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace
        • The architectural space
        • The senses tell the architecture
      • the flooring
        • The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel
        • The Royal Throne
        • The senses tell the flooring
      • the mosaic cycle
        • Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel
        • The mosaics of the transept and the apses
        • The mosaics of the naves
        • The senses tell the mosaic cycle
      • the ceiling
        • the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art
        • Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling
        • The senses tell the ceiling
    • the church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio
      • the historical context
        • The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom
        • The Admiral’s dedication
        • The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition
        • The senses tell the historical context
      • the external architecture and the original layout
        • Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”
        • The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light
        • The decorations on the bell tower
        • The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout
      • the interior
        • The interior of the church
        • The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography
        • The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light
        • The senses tell the interior
      • the baroque decoration
        • the Baroque interior
        • the Baroque exterior
        • The senses tell baroque decoration
    • the Zisa
      • the historical context
        • The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders
        • The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting
        • The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents
        • The senses tell the historical context
      • Architecture and decorations
        • A building constructed in a short space of time
        • An architectural crescendo
        • Decorations
        • The architectural appearance and transformations over time
        • The senses tell the architecture and decorations
      • the Zisa over the centuries
        • From oblivion to the recovery of memory
        • From earthquake to collapse
        • The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries
      • restorations
        • Restorations
        • The rediscovered palace
        • The return of water
        • The senses tell restorations
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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.

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Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.