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