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