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