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