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