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