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