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