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