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