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