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