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