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