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