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