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