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