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