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