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