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