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