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