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