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