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