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