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