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