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