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