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