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