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