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