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