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