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