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