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