photo gallery

photo gallery

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

The mosaics of the naves

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

Decorations

The Cathedral over the centuries

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The senses tell the historical context

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

Beyond the harmony of proportions

The side aisles

the Baroque interior

A controversial interpretation

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

A building constructed in a short space of time

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The Great Restoration

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

A space between the visible and the invisible

Interior decorations

Squaring the circle

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The return of water

The Kings’ Cathedrals

The interior of the church

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

The mosaics of the apses

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The Admiral’s dedication

An architectural crescendo

the Baroque exterior

A palimpsest of history

The rediscovered palace

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

A tree full of life

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

The king’s mark

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

The beginning of the construction site

The senses tell restorations

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The architectural space

The senses tell the historical context

Restorations

The senses tell the flooring

The chapel of St. Benedict

The senses tell the historical context

The decorated facade

The Palace of Kings

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The original design

A new Cathedral

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

Mosaic decoration

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The senses tell the architecture

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

The decorations on the bell tower

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

Survey of the royal tombs

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

A Northern population

The senses tell Context 1

The senses tell baroque decoration

The longest aisle

The Cassaro

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

Worship services

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The senses tell the interior

The mosaics of the presbytery

The southern portico

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

The cultural substrate through time

The lost chapel

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

Palermo: the happiest city

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

The stone bible

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

A remarkable ceiling

Transformations over the centuries

The balance between architecture and light

The Royal Throne

The rediscovered chapel

Roger II’s strategic design

The towers and the western facade

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

The Virgin Hodegetria

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The Bible carved in stone

Under the crosses of the Bema

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

From earthquake to collapse

The area of the Sanctuary

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

Ecclesia munita

The senses tell the ceiling

The cemetery of kings

The Chapel of the Kings

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom