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