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