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