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