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