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