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