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