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