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