photo gallery

photo gallery

A new Cathedral

The interior of the church

The chapel of the crucifix: an artistic casket based on a previous model

The side aisles

Characteristics of religious architecture in the romanesque period

Ecclesia munita

The paradisiacal “Conca d’oro” that embraces Palermo: a name with countless faces through time

The Norman conquest of Sicily and the birth of a new Latin kingdom

The dialogue between the architectures of the monumental complex

A chapel by an unknown designer based on repeated symmetries

The Bible carved in stone

The mosaic cycle, an ascending path towards the light

Restorations

Mosaic decoration

Cefalù: settlement evidence through time

The senses tell the ceiling

A polysemy of high-level artistic forms and content

The liturgical spaces of the protesis and the diaconicon

The chapel of san Castrense: an important renaissance work

The senses tell the historical context

The Chapel of the Kings

The senses tell the mosaic cycle

The senses tell the Zisa over the centuries

The towers facing the facade used as bell towers

The transformations of the hall through the centuries

The senses tell restorations

The architectural modifications ti the cathedral building after the death of Roger II and the transformations of the cloister

Porphyry sarcophagi: royalty and power

The senses tell the external architecture and the original layout

The balance between architecture and light

Layers of different cultures decorate the external apses

The beginning of the construction site

The towers and the western facade

The Cathedral over the centuries

The decorations on the bell tower

The return of water

The Virgin Hodegetria

Different styles and transformations of “one of the most beautiful monuments in the world”

The plasticism of the main portico and Bonanno Pisano’s Monumental Bronze Door

The mosaics of the transept and the apses

The architectural appearance and transformations over time

Gardens and architecture as a backdrop to the city of Palermo

Tempus fugit: a strategic project implemented in a short period of time

The stone bible

Decorations

The original design

A cloister of accentuated stylistic variety

The beautiful Zisa and its garden: solacium regi among sounds, colours and scents

The lost chapel

The decorated facade

The columns of the nave: the meticulous study of the overall order

Roger II’s strategic design

The mosaics of the presbytery

The flooring: shapes, motifs and iconography

Two initially similar towers, varied over time

Biblical themes enlivened by the dazzling light of the stained – glass windows overlooking the naves

The cemetery of kings

The senses tell the historical context

Criteria for the inclusion of Palermo Arab-Norman and the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals in the WHL

A controversial interpretation

A space between the visible and the invisible

A palimpsest of history

A Northern population

A tree full of life

The Genoard Park, the garden of pleasures and wonders

Transformations over the centuries

The longest aisle

The rediscovered palace

From the Mosque to the Cathedral

Survey of the royal tombs

Saint Peter’s Chapel in the Royal Palace

The chapel of St. Benedict

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

Beyond the harmony of proportions

The Admiral’s dedication

Roger II of hauteville: a sovereign protected by God

A building constructed in a short space of time

Palermo: the happiest city

From oblivion to the recovery of memory

Worship services

The ancient convent of the Martorana, a history of devotion and tradition

Norman religious architecture with islamic influences in Sicily

The birth of the Norman kingdom

The king’s mark

The senses tell Context 1

Gold and light: the splendour of the mosaics in the Royal Chapel

The architectural space

The senses tell baroque decoration

Squaring the circle

The Great Presbytery: a unique space for the cathedral

the Baroque exterior

A mixture of styles pervades the floor decorations

From the main gate to the aisles: an invitation to a journey of faith

The opus sectile floor of the Palatine Chapel

The senses tell the interior

The cultural substrate through time

Artistic elements in Peter’s ship

The rediscovered chapel

The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene

The area of the Sanctuary

The side Portico: a combination of elegance and lightness of form

The Kings’ Cathedrals

The medieval city amidst monasticism and feudal aristocracy

The mosaics of the naves

The loca solatiorum: dwellings for recreation, well-being and hunting

the Baroque interior

The mosaics of the apses

The Great Restoration

The Gualtiero Cathedral

The marble portal: an intimate dialogue between complex ornamental aspects and formal structure

An architectural crescendo

The chystro: a place between earth and sky

the roof of Paradise: one of the most representative works of medieval art

The senses tell the architecture

The architectural envelope: the Greek cross layout oriented towards the light

Interior decorations

The construction of Monreale Cathedral: between myth and history

The Palace of Kings

The chorus: beating heart of the cathedral

A compositional design that combines nordic examples with new artistic languages, over the centuries

Under the crosses of the Bema

Thirteenth-century iconography decorates the nave’s wooden ceiling, designed with new solutions

The senses tell the historical context

Shapes and colours of the wooden ceiling

Intertwining of knowledge in Norman Palermo

A remarkable ceiling

The Cassaro

The senses tell the flooring

The Royal Throne

The senses tell the architecture and decorations

From earthquake to collapse

The southern portico