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