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