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