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