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