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