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