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