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