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