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