photo gallery

photo gallery

Under the crosses of the Bema

The beginning of the construction site

The senses tell Context 1

An architectural crescendo

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The interior of the church

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

The Gualtiero Cathedral

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

The original design

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

Survey of the royal tombs

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

The cemetery of kings

The side aisles

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

The Bible carved in stone

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The senses tell the historical context

The architectural space

Mosaic decoration

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

From earthquake to collapse

The stone bible

The Palace of Kings

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

The senses tell baroque decoration

A tree full of life

A new Cathedral

The chapel of St. Benedict

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

The senses tell restorations

the Baroque interior

A remarkable ceiling

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

A space between the visible and the invisible

The senses tell the flooring

The rediscovered palace

Worship services

The mosaics of the naves

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

Decorations

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The decorated facade

The senses tell the architecture

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

Restorations

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

Transformations over the centuries

The rediscovered chapel

The senses tell the historical context

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

A Northern population

The mosaics of the presbytery

The decorations on the bell tower

The cultural substrate through time

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

Roger II’s strategic design

The return of water

The southern portico

The Kings’ Cathedrals

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The Royal Throne

The senses tell the historical context

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

The area of the Sanctuary

Beyond the harmony of proportions

The Admiral’s dedication

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

Interior decorations

Palermo: the happiest city

The senses tell the ceiling

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The Virgin Hodegetria

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The Cathedral over the centuries

The Chapel of the Kings

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

The balance between architecture and light

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The towers and the western facade

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

the Baroque exterior

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

The Cassaro

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

The senses tell the interior

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The lost chapel

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

A palimpsest of history

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

The longest aisle

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

Ecclesia munita

The Cefalù cathedral: a construction yard undergoing a change between a surge of faith and control over the territory

The king’s mark

Squaring the circle

The Great Restoration

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

The mosaics of the apses

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The links between the hauteville family and the monastic orders in Sicily

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

A building constructed in a short space of time

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

A controversial interpretation