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