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