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