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