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