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