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