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