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