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