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