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